Design process of the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace (1954), Hiroshima, by Togo Murano (Part 1): A chronological overview of graphic materials and formal manipulations observed in early design schemes

Abstract

Abstract This study sought to reconstruct the design process of the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace and reveal the formal manipulations conducted by the architect under strategic design thinking. The study materials were the original design sketches and drawings at the Museum and Archives, Kyoto Institute of Technology. This study first conducted an overall survey of all the graphic materials and then outlined four distinctive parts in the cathedral's design process. It further analyzed the first part of the early design of the initial 6000 m2 property, which had grown to 10 000 m2. Based on the chronological order of sketches, transformability and formal manipulations through two successive studies were examined.

Keywords

• architectural form
• degree of freedom in design
• design competition
• design method
• design process
• transformability