12 Facts About Togo Murano

Togo Murano's work included large public buildings as well as hotels and department stores and he has been recognised as one of Japan's modern masters.

Togo Murano spent eleven years at Watanabe's office learning all aspects of design and working on many large projects such as offices, commercial buildings and cultural facilities.

The liberal Togo Murano channelled this conflict into an interest into sukiya architecture which allowed him to balance tradition and modernisation in his work.

Unlike his contemporary, Antonin Raymond, Togo Murano courted simplicity, concentrating on the high arts like tea ceremony and conceptual elegance.

In 1949 Togo Murano reorganised his office and entered into partnership with Tiuchi Mori.

Togo Murano was influenced by Japanese and Western architecture but did not commit himself to one particular ideology.

Togo Murano was the author of a few publications in his lifetime.

In 1973 Togo Murano was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Waseda University.

Togo Murano ended up doing the design although he was actually one of the jurors.

Togo Murano undertook a number of religious projects after this one and converted to Catholicism later in life.

Togo Murano designed this annex to the Miyako Hotel in Kyoto in a sukiya style.

Togo Murano used these materials to change otherwise traditional details making them slimmer and lighter.