Yasushi Kataoka

(1876–1946) architect, urban planner

Yasushi Kataoka (Japan, 1876–1946) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Yasushi Kataoka belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Yasushi Kataoka was born in Kanazawa and died in Osaka Prefecture. Yasushi Kataoka trained at Tokyo Imperial University.

The best-known works include ‘Fukuoka City Akarenga Cultural Center’, ‘Kagoshima City Central Community Center’, and ‘Osaka City Central Public Hall’. The catalogue has 2 buildings by Yasushi Kataoka. The dated buildings span the years 1909–1918. The buildings are in Takabatakechō and Kita-ku. According to Wikidata, buildings by Yasushi Kataoka belong to the ‘Historicism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Yutaka Hidaka, Gustaf Estlander, Shintarō Ōe, Walter Burley Griffin, and Paul Philippe Cret.

• Nara Hotel
• Osaka City Central Public Hall