Research on the materials of the architect and structural engineer Keiji Gotoh

建筑师和结构工程师后藤敬二的材料研究

• 批准号: 14550634
• 负责人: FUJIOKA Hiroyasu
• 金额: $ 0.83万
• 依托单位: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2002 至 2004
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-14550634/
• 关键词: Keiji Gotoh; modern architecture; structural engineering; ferro concrete; architectural archives

Keiji Gotoh (1883-1919) was a famous architect and structural engineer in the 1910s and 20s in Japan. The drawings and documents together with books and sketches arranged and collected by him were handed down by his descendants without any academic research. With the permission from the descendants, the investigators first checked all of the items of them making a database of the collection. Through the research, it became clear that the number of the items is 7,434;items of his architectural works 203;his sketches, paintings and graphic designs 752;his collection regarding various themes 5,050;books and magazines 512;personal objects such as letters 445;others 188. Analyzing the materials, the investigators have made it dear that this collection is very important architectural historically because a)it spans almost all his career, b)it includes unknown facts which would cast a new light in studying his works, and c)it reveals the early history of introducing ferro concrete technology into Japan.Regarding a), the materials show us his aspects unknown to his researchers. For example, there are documents to show that he was good at mathematics since his childhood, and there are sketches arranged during his trip to Korea in 1915, which implies his interest at that time. Concerning b), some sketches allegedly arranged for his architectural works were found. They seem to be plans during his design study. They would give us information what he thought of during the design. For example. There are drawings for one of his famous works, Tokyo ward Court (1920). The designs shown in them were different from the executed one ; more lavish with a tower at the corner.Related to c), for example, there are photos to show structural models for the water tower in the Toyotama Penitentiary. These photos can tell us how he designed the structure.

后藤敬二(Keiji Gotoh，1883-1919)是日本20世纪10年代和20年代著名的建筑师和结构工程师。他整理收藏的图纸、文献以及书籍和素描，都是他的后代在没有任何学术研究的情况下流传下来的。在后代的允许下，调查人员首先检查了他们所有的物品，建立了收藏的数据库。通过研究发现，藏品数量为7434件；他的建筑作品203件；他的素描、绘画和平面设计752件；他的各种主题收藏5050件；书籍和杂志512件；信件等个人物品445件；其他188件。通过对这些材料的分析，调查人员认为，这些藏品在建筑史上具有非常重要的意义，因为a)它几乎贯穿了他的整个职业生涯，b)它包含了未知的事实，这将为研究他的作品提供新的线索，c)它揭示了将铁质混凝土技术引入日本的早期历史。例如，有文件显示他从小就擅长数学，还有1915年他去韩国旅行时安排的素描，这暗示了他当时的兴趣。关于b)，发现了一些据称为他的建筑作品安排的素描。它们似乎是他在设计学习期间的计划。他们会告诉我们他在设计过程中的想法。例如。有他的著名作品之一的素描，东京病房法院(1920)。他们展示的设计与被处决的不同；更豪华的是角落里的一座塔。例如，与c)有关的是，有照片展示了丰山监狱水塔的结构模型。这些照片可以告诉我们他是如何设计这个结构的。