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Josiah Conder (1852-1920) was a prominent architect and teacher in Meiji-era Japan, where he influenced many students and designed public buildings and houses. He also wrote books and articles on Japanese art and culture, and received several imperial honors.
Josiah Conder (17 September 1789 – 27 December 1855), was an abolitionist, author and hymn-writer. A correspondent of Robert Southey and well-connected to Romantic authors of his day, he was editor of the British literary magazine The Eclectic Review, the Nonconformist and abolitionist newspaper The Patriot, the author of romantic verses ...
Firstly, Josiah Conder was professor of Architectural History and Theory at Tokyo Imperial College and later considered as the “father of modern architecture” in Japan. We discuss his articles and books, published between 1877 and 1893, as being inaugural as well as forerunners of Japan-ness.
Kyoto University holds many architectural drawings by Josiah Conder. They are finely detailed and beautifully colored and, with their historical and artistic value, were designated as important cultural properties in 2006.
Here, we take a look at the English architect Josiah Conder. Born near the Thames River in 1852, Conder studied architecture in Victorian London. He displayed impressive talent and earned the Royal Institute of British Architects' Thorne Award, a prestigious honor for young architects.
This essay focuses on this museum’s architecture, a product of the alliance between the English architect Josiah Conder (1852-1920), and his Japanese host, the nascent Meiji bureaucracy (1868-1912).
Josiah Conder was a British architect and writer who played a crucial role in introducing Western architectural principles and styles to Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
