Architect Project - Personal History

     My name is Kazuo Shinohara and I am a modern Japanese architect. I was born on April 2, 1925 in Shizuoka, Japan. When I was first heading off to college, I planned on majoring in Architecture to revolutionize the idea of modern Japanese architecture. I have been active since 1925, designing over 60 residential buildings and a few commercial/public buildings as well. I studied at TIT (Tokyo Institute of Technology) and graduated in 1953, later on becoming a professor in 1970 to teach other generations about different architectural ideas. The idea of modern Japanese came from a group of other Japanese architects, including myself, after World War II. We believed in building for the future to leave the past behind. There is nothing specific that is included in this style; it is all just ideas drawn out and later designed in a greater scale. It can be intricate, organized, random, etc., as long as it has very little to do with the well-known traditional style. Overall, I am capable of designing any structure that is put on my shoulders, as long as the idea is there.