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The Planning Process and Keijiro Yamashita’s Role in the Nara Prison as Brickwork

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper is consisted of following three sections. First, it examines the planning process of Nara Prison and the career of Keijiro Yamashita, focusing on the transition to brick construction and the relocation to a new site. Second, it analyzes Yamashita’s ideas and responses by comparing the “original draft” and the “revised draft” for the Shinden site. Third, it explores Yamashita’s dual roles —as an engineer in the Ministry of Justice and as a supervisor in Nara Prefecture— through an analysis of the “renewed plan” for the new site at Hannya-ji.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.91.915

Authors: Daiki AMAGASAKI, Naoto KIZU, Taisuke YAMAZAKI

Institutions: Institute of Science Tokyo, National Museum of Nature and Science

Language: English

Topic: Architecture, Modernity, and Design

Subfield: Architecture

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7147582792

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