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Josiah Conder (28 September 1852 – 21 June 1920) was a British architect who was hired by the Meiji Japanese government as a professor of architecture for the Imperial College of Engineering and became architect of Japan's Public Works. He started his own practice after 1888.
Writer. 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 ...
Josiah Conder was born in Brixton, Surrey [now London], England on 28 September 1852 and was articled to Thomas Roger Smith (1830-1903), a relative, from 1869 to 1873. He also attended South Kensington Art School and University College, London.
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.
The British architect Josiah Conder (1852–1920) was hired as architecture professor at Tōkyō Kōbu Daigakkō Imperial College from 1876 until 1884. He identified this architecture’s specificities and opened the way to a Japanese modern architecture with his pioneering teaching, writings and realisations.
The British architect Josiah Conder (1852–1920) was hired as architecture professor at Tōkyō Kōbu Daigakkō Imperial College from 1876 until 1884. He identified this architecture’s specificities and opened the way to a Japanese modern architecture with his pioneering teaching, writings and realisations.
Learn about Josiah Conder, the prodigious Westerner who brought modern architecture to Japan and worked closely with the Mitsubishi family. See his notable projects, such as the Rokumeikan hall, the Mitsubishi No. 1 Building, and the Kaitokaku mansion.
