Nobuko Nakahara

Nobuko Nakahara (Japanese: 中原暢子, January 5, 1929 – July 5, 2008) was a Japanese architect who reached prominence after World War II.[1] Nakahara was one of the first women to become a licensed architect in Japan.[2]

Nobuko Nakahara
中原暢子
BornJanuary 5, 1929
Urawa, Saitama
DiedJuly 5, 2008(2008-07-05) (aged 79)
EducationMusashi Institute of Technology

Nobuko Nakahara was born in Urawa, Saitama in 1929. In 1945, she matriculated to Kasei-Gakuin Special School where she was taught home economics. After graduation, Nakahara found herself dissatisfied with her course of study and resolved to pursue architecture. In 1951, she enrolled at Musashi Institute of Technology where she studied architecture.[1]

She was president of the UIFA (French: L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes, lit. 'International Union of Women Architects').[3]

In September 1953, Nakahara, along with a number of other female architects established PODOKO, an association of women in design.[1]

Nobuko Nakahara died on July 5, 2008 at age 79.

See also

References
  1. "IAWA NEWSLETTER: International Archive of Women in Architecture" (PDF). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Fall 2007.
  2. "A Guide to the "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels, 2010 "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels Ms2011-075". ead.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. "IAWA Biographical Database". iawadb.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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