About Masako Hayashi
Lived 1928 – 2001 (aged 72). Masako Hayashi was a Japanese architect.
was a Japanese architect. She was the first woman to win the Architectural Institute of Japan Award.
Career Hayashi primarily designed residential housing for limited space environments, using innovative building materials, space utilization and clean design. In 1958, Hayashi co-founded the Hayashi, Yamada, Nakahara Architectural Design Coterie with Hatsue Yamada and Nobuko Nakahara.
She was the first woman to win the Architectural Institute of Japan Award.
Notable awards American Institute of Architects Honorary Fellowship
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Who was Masako Hayashi?
architect
When was Masako Hayashi born?
Masako Hayashi was born on 11 July 1928 in Hokkaidō.
When did Masako Hayashi die?
Masako Hayashi died on 9 January 2001.
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Masako Hayashi was an architect.
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Masako Hayashi was Japanese.
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