Yoshinobu Ashihara

(1918–2003) Japanese architect (1918-2003)

Yoshinobu Ashihara (Japan, 1918–2003) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Yoshinobu Ashihara belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Yoshinobu Ashihara was born in Tokyo. Yoshinobu Ashihara trained at University of Tokyo and Harvard Graduate School of Design. The awards include Order of Culture, Person of Cultural Merit, and Japan Art Academy Prize.

One of the best-known works is ‘Cityscape Aesthetics’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Yoshinobu Ashihara. The dated buildings span the years 1964–1990. The buildings are in places such as Jōnaichō, Ginza, and Nishi-Ikebukuro. According to Wikidata, buildings by Yoshinobu Ashihara belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Takamasa Yoshizaka, Kevin Lynch, Mitsuo Katayama, Aldo van Eyck, and Bruno Zevi.

• National Museum of Japanese History
• Sony Building
• Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
• Komazawa Gymnasium