100 Years of Public Building in Yokohama (100th Anniversary Magazine)

Last Updated July 27, 2023

Title

　In 1922 (Daisho 11), the Building Division, which maintains public buildings such as government buildings and schools, was established in the administrative organization of Yokohama City.

It celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022 (Reiwa 4).

　With this as an opportunity, we look back on the history of public architecture so far and connect our efforts to the future.

In fiscal 2022, we carried out the "Yokohama City Public Building 100th Anniversary Project" with many stakeholders.

　A commemorative magazine that introduces the activities of the past 100 years and the contents of the 100th anniversary project

"Yokohama City Public Building 100 Years-I've been like Yokohama-"

100 years of Yokohama-shi public building (collective version) (PDF: 38,731KB)

100 years of Yokohama-shi public building (collective spread version) (PDF: 38,130KB)

Introductory appendix (public building chronology and organizational transition) (PDF: 1,993KB)

　※　There is no plan to sell the booklet, but you can borrow and read it at the city library and the Citizen Information Center (city hall 3F). Please check the collection status of each library individually.

Summary version

100 years (summary version) of Yokohama-shi public building (PDF: 5,527KB)

Overview of the Commemorative Magazine

　This magazine publishes many familiar facilities to make it easier for anyone to read.
　In addition, technical content is also posted, and the content is responsive to those involved in architecture and students who want to build.

　Hiroshi Naito's lecture, the contents of the symposium by Kyoko Yamaya, Masao Koizumi, Kumiko Inui, Taro Igarashi, and interviews with famous architects such as Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito!

Overview of each chapter

Chapter 1 Door picture
Chapter 1 “The Beginning of Public Architecture in Yokohama”

Chapter 1 “The Beginning of Public Architecture in Yokohama”

　We will introduce the birth of the organization and the turbulent era of the Building Division, which played a central role in reconstruction after the Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred the following year, as well as the history of the Akarengasoko, a 100-year-old opening memorial hall.

Chapter 2 Door Picture
Chapter 2 “100 Years of Public Architecture in Yokohama”

Chapter 2 “100 Years of Public Architecture in Yokohama”

　Public buildings are broadly divided into three categories: "government buildings", "schools", and "houses", and initiatives that have responded to the waves of numerous times such as earthquakes, war disasters, and high economic growth periods, as well as buildings maintained in each era. Introducing.

Chapter 3 Door Picture
Chapter 3 “Public Architecture representing Yokohama”

Chapter 3 “Public Architecture representing Yokohama”

　The exhibition featured 24 representative facilities, featuring interviews with famous architects such as Kengo Kuma and Toyoo Ito, as well as an overview of 100 facilities.

Chapter 4 Door Picture
Chapter 4 “100th Anniversary Project”

Chapter 4 “100th Anniversary Project”

　This page introduces the 100th anniversary project implemented last year. The contents of the design competition, lectures by Hiroshi Naito, and symposiums by Kyoko Yamaya, Masao Koizumi, Kumiko Inui, and Taro Igarashi are also posted.