10 Facts About Shoji Sadao

Shoji Sadao was a Japanese American architect, best known for his work and collaborations with R Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi.

In 1945, Sadao was drafted into the US Army and served for four years.

In 1954, Shoji Sadao spent the year using his expertise as a cartographer to hand draw the Dymaxion Airocean World Map, which was his first collaboration with Fuller.

In 1968 Fuller and Shoji Sadao designed Tetrahedron City, for Matsutaro Shoriki, a Japanese financier.

Shoji Sadao began working with Noguchi on gardens and landscape projects in the 1960s, and in 1971 formed Noguchi Fountain and Plaza Inc.

Shoji Sadao worked closely with Noguchi on the production of the well-known Akari Light Sculpture.

Shoji Sadao served as the Executive Director of the Noguchi Museum from 1989 to 2003.

Shoji Sadao has since been recognized as a lifetime honorary trustee at the museum.

Shoji Sadao was the author of the book Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi: Best of Friends, a biography which details overlapping work and influence among Fuller, Noguchi, and Sadao.

Shoji Sadao's parents registered his birth certificate with a date of January 2,1927.