MAKOTO MINAMI: HIS CAREER AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGNS

Abstract

This paper discusses the architectural style and work of Makoto Minami, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentices, over the course of his three major periods'- Sendai/Tokyo, Hyogo/Osaka, and Manchuria. During the Sendai/Tokyo period, Minami had a partnership with Arata Endo. During the Hyogo/Osaka period, he established his own architectural firm. During the third period, he established an office with Endo in Manchuria. Of the 14 designs completed in his second period, 11 of them have much in common with design by Wright and Endo. Minami's style shifted after 1932, when he used 'trockenbau' dry construction on his own house.