Mamoru Yamada

Mamoru Yamada (山田 守, Yamada Mamoru, 1894–1966) was a Japanese architect. He obtained an engineering degree from the Tokyo Imperial University school of architecture, and with other students formed the Japan Secession Group, the first promoters of modern architecture in Japan. Works included the 1926 Central Telegraph Office in Tokyo (destroyed).[1] Later work included a number of structures associated with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, including the Nippon Budokan (1964), Kyoto Tower (1964), as well as the Yamatokoriyama City Hall (1962)

Mamoru Yamada
Central Telegraph Office, Tokyo (destroyed)
Born	1894
Died	1966
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Tokyo Central Telegraph Office Tokai University Shonan Building Kyoto Tower Nippon Budokan

References

1. Curl, James Stevens; Wilson, Susan (2016). Oxford Dictionary of Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 860. ISBN 978-0-19-967499-2.