Kiyoshi Mutō

was a Japanese architect and structural engineer. He is considered the "father of the Japanese skyscraper" for his contributions to earthquake engineering.

Earthquake engineering research Mutō was born in Toride, Ibaraki, Japan. It was adopted into the Calculation Standard of the Architectural Institute of Japan in 1933. At Kajima, he led the team that designed Japan's first high-rise building, the 36-story Kasumigaseki Building. Among his innovations for this building was first energy dissipation system used in Japan, a slit wall system consisting of precast reinforced concrete strips that stabilized the building under strong winds and small earthquakes and absorbed the energy of strong earthquakes.

Works

Mutō was the structural engineer for many of Tokyo's tallest and best-known buildings, including the following. Kasumigaseki Building (1967) World Trade Center (1970) Keio Plaza Hotel (1971) Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1974) Sunshine 60 (1978) Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (1982) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (1991)