Hideto Kishida

Hideto Kishida (6 February 1899 – 3 May 1966) was a renowned Japanese architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Life
Kishida obtained a doctorate of engineering in 1929, and was later appointed as a professor at the University of Tokyo. Kishida was highly esteemed in the field of architectural design both before and during the post-war period.

After graduating from the Department of Architecture, which was part of the Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo Imperial University, he continued his tenure there as a lecturer. Among his notable designs over this period are the Tokyo Imperial University Auditorium (Yasuda Auditorium) and Faculty of Science Building No. 1 (now since demolished). Moreover, Kishida participated in reconstruction efforts for the damaged Imperial University campus.

His teachings had a great influence on pioneers in the field of architecture including Kenzo Tange, Kunio Maekawa, Michizo Tachihara, Ryuichi Hamaguchi, Takashi Asada, and many more, who were enrolled in the Kishida Laboratory.