Abstract
Analyzed how the architectural administration of Japan made out the "height" of buildings from the articles of the magazine 'Toshi-Kouron'. The result is; First, they didn't have any image about the "height" of the buildings. After 1930, there were pressure of making the buildings higher, and a severe height restriction was needed. But the grounds of the restriction have thinned by the advancement of architectural technology. It came to enumerate the chance of contact to earth, or national character as grounds of height restriction instead of sunshine, ventilation, relationship with neighbor, and traffic problem. We found there were many opposition to a multistory apartment. It was assumed the higher the better as city landscape. But there are other aspects like angles of elevation or relation of D/H.
