CONSTRUCTION HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN TAIWAN UNDER JAPANESE RULE
This study clarifies the process by which architectural engineers were assigned to local governments in Taiwan under Japanese rule. Following the revision of the provincial system in 1920, engineer Yoshio Shirakura, who was posted to Taichung Province in 1922, became a pioneering example of a building engineer posted to a provincial area and designed many public buildings.
Authors
- Osamu Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5412-3530)
- Hiromi NISHIKAWA
Institutions
- Okayama Prefectural University (JP)
- Faculty of Design (SI)
- Osaka Metropolitan University (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3130/aija.90.861
- Primary Topic
- Urban and spatial planning
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00