Uzō Nishiyama

Uzō Nishiyama
西山夘三 にしやま うぞう
Young Uzo Nishiyama
Born	1 March 1911 Osaka, Japan
Died	2 April 1994 (1994-04-03) (aged 83)
Education	Kyoto Imprerial University
Occupation	Architect

Uzō Nishiyama (西山 夘三, Nishiyama Uzō, 1 March 1911 – 2 April 1994) was a Japanese modernist architect, city planner, and architectural scholar. He is noted for his application of methods of scientific research to the study of architecture and urban planning.^[1][2] Nishiyama served as a professor at Kyoto University for over 25 years, and produced a number of seminal writings on architectural theory.

The Uzo Nishiyama Memorial Library in Kyoto, which specializes in works relating to architecture and urban planning, is named after Nishiyama.^[3]

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