Uzo Nishiy ama Memorial Library

Non‑profit Organizationfor Housing and Urban Studies
Uzo Nishiyama Memorial Library wasestablished on November 1997 forpromotion of studies and researches in thefields related to architecture, housing policy,
housing planning and city planning and topreserve huge number of books and valuable
materials collected by Dr.Nishiyama who
had led the academic society of architecture
and comprehensive urban studies in Japan.
It is approved as a Non‑profit Organization
by Governor of Kyoto Prefecture. Dr.
Nishiyama had worked as a Professor of
Kyoto University in Japan for more than aquarter of a century and produced many
distinguished researchers in his fields.
This library possesses various materials
not only about archit e ct ure , housing
planning and city planning but also social
sciences such as community development
and human settlement. Individual records
such as sketch books, illustrations anddiaries as well are in safekeeping by thesecretariats. Reports and field notes atvarious investigations actually done by Dr.
Nishiyama and his students are also thought
to be valuable for studies on history ofmodern planning. About books and reports,
we are expanding it by donation fromre se arc h e rs f o llo w in g Dr. Nish iy ama
furthermore. In this decade, we annuallykeep implementing a joint summer schoolwith many universities not only from Japanbut also foreign countries.
Materials can be opened for members of
the library, but please ask the details of use
in addition to above to the librarysecretariat because some materials areclosed during rearranging work for the time
being. It is our pleasure for you to visit ourweb‑site and search materials by some keywords, though it may be available only inJapanese.

Types of Material CollectionsA) Books, Reports, Magazines, Various Academic Magazines
related to Housing and City Planning from the Pre‑war Time to the PresentB) Materials of Government Councils or Academic Institutes Dr. Nishiyama was related toC) Investigation Studies, Planning Design by Dr. Nishiyama, Resumes of Dr. Nishiyama's
Students and Collegues in his laboratory, Dr. Nishiyama's Seminar RecordD) Drafts of Books, Articles, Sketches and Manuscripts, Memo, Writing ReferencesE) Slide Films, Photographs (mostly scanned as electronic files)
F) Trip Notebooks, Lecture Notebooks and Learning NotebooksG) Individual Records (Letters, Business Cards, Diaries etc.)

Books
Improvement Idea for Better Living, Woman Theory, Woman Problem, Economics, Sociology,
Artistic Discussion, Technology Theory, Citizens' Movements in Kyoto

Reports
Preservation Plan for Historical Areas, Regional Plans, National Land Plan, City Planning,
Community Development, Housing Plan, Design of Houses, Theory for Pre‑war City Planning,
Local Governments' City Planning Investigation during the World War II, Dojunkai, Housing
Corporation or Housing and Urban Development Corporation Investigation Reports,

Magazines
Regional Development, National Trust's Investigations, Magazines before and after War
about Housing, Social Policy Investigations, Meeting of Farm Villages Buildings, Sight‑seeing
Planning

Investigation Studies etc.
Farm House Investigation in Pre‑war Time, Investigation of Living Way in People's Common
Housing, Kyoto Plan in 1964, Nara Plan in 1965, Japan for the 21st century, House
Investigation after 1950

Indivisual Records of Dr.Nishiyama
Lecture Notebook 1951‑71, DEZAM Studies, Lecture Learning Notes during a Student ofKyoto University, Diaries, Journals (1923‑1994), Collections of Data Notebook, Manuscripts
before Publish, Memo, Architectural Design Esquisse, Original Drawings, Letters, Postcards,Sketches, Illustrations

Slide Films and Photographs
Record of Hundreds of Thousands of Slides from 1935 to the mid 90's, Fields Surveys related toHousing and Environment. 100,000 pieces of image data was already scanned as electronic files.
How to be a Member of the Library is :Please send your message by e‑mail, telephone or fax with
Full name, Postal Address, Zip Code, Phone Number
to the following secretariat at next page.
We send you a guidance and fee transfer paper soon.
A Postal Transfer is Available at Following Account00960‑6 ‑136337 (for Domestic Use Only)
Membership
Annual Membership Fee for an Individual 3,500 JPY
10,000 JPY as for Three Years in case of Advance Payment
Annual Membership Fee for a juridical person 10,000 JPY
25,000 JPY as for Three Years in case of Advance Payment

Brief Summery of Uzo Nishiyama's Career
1911
1933

Born in Osaka
Graduated from Kyoto Imprerial University(former Kyoto University), Dept. of Architecture
1943
Prize of Architectural Institute of Japanby SHOMIN‑JUTAKU NO KENKYU (Study onCommon People's Housing )1947
Dr. of Engineering
1960‑78Member of "Nihon Gakujutsu Kaigi(Japan Academic Society)"
1961
Professor of Kyoto University
1974
Retired from Kyoto University,
Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University
1986
Special Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan
1994
Died on April 2nd (83 years old)

Uzo Nishiyama Memorial Library

Location of LibraryPrevious contact before visit is appreciated.
Open Hours 13:00‑17:00 (Thu. Fri. Sat.)(will be Closed on National Holidays)
Address:
c/o Sekisui House Ltd. Comprehensive Housing R&D
Institute, Kabutodai 6‑6‑4, Kizugawa City, Kyoto 619‑0224
E‑mail :npo@n‑bunko.org
TEL&FAX:+81‑774‑73‑5701

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