Uzō Nishiyama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Uzō Nishiyama

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1994

Profession: architect

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Uzo Nishiyama (?? ??, Nishiyama Uzo, March 1, 1911 – April 2, 1994) was a Japanese modernist architect, city planner, and architectural scholar.
He is noted for his application of methods of scientific research to the study of architecture and urban planning.
Nishiyama served as a professor at Kyoto University for over 25 years, and produced a number of seminal writings on architectural theory. The Uzo Nishiyama Memorial Library in Kyoto, which specializes in works relating to architecture and urban planning, is named after Nishiyama.