Nobuko Nakahara (, January 5, 1929 – July 5, 2008) was a Japanese architect who reached prominence after World War II. Nakahara was one of the first women to become a licensed architect in Japan.

Biography

Nobuko Nakahara was born in

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in 1929. In 1945, she matriculated to Kasei-Gakuin Special School where she was taught

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. After graduation, Nakahara found herself dissatisfied with her course of study and resolved to pursue architecture. In 1951, she enrolled at

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where she studied architecture. She was president of the UIFA (french: L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes, en, International Union of Women Architects). In September 1953, Nakahara, along with a number of other female architects established PODOKO, an association of women in design. Nobuko Nakahara died on July 5, 2008, at age 79.

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Japanese women architects Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University alumni People from Saitama Prefecture 1929 births 2008 deaths {{japan-architect-stub

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