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Generation of Concrete Block Manufacturing Industry and Public Housing in Postwar Japan (part 1): Perspective From One Company in Gunma Prefecture

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study focuses on Gunma Prefecture, which has the largest Concrete Block (CB) production volume in Japan, as an example to elucidate the generation of the CB manufacturing industry. To this end, this paper analyzes in detail the generation process of the CB manufacturing industry through a case study of Gunma Kenzai Corporation, the first CB manufacturer established in Gunma Prefecture in the postwar. As a result, it is clear that the development of Gunma Kenzai from the initial stage of CB manufacturing to the 1950s, when the company improved its production system, was strongly influenced by public housing.
DOI: 10.3130/aija.89.2079
Authors: Ryohei HASHIDA, Yoshiro MORITA, Ryohei KUMAGAI, Shiro WATANABE, Shigetomo KIKUCHI, Ayano OTSUKA, Hidetoshi HIBINO
Institutions: Okayama University, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Tokyo University of Science, Building Research Institute, Kyushu University, Niigata University
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403933100
FWCI: 3.859
Cites: 4
Cited by: 1
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