Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida Architectural Collection
Scope and Content
Materials in this collection include several Japanese architectural and artistic publications featuring Matsukawa-Tsuchida's work; her 2017 book about Koto, a special ward in the Tokyo metropolitan area; drawings for two residential projects built in the late 1960s; and an album with photographs of these projects.
Dates
- 1965-2017
Language of Materials
Materials in this collection are primarily in Japanese.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical / Historical
Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida is an architect and regional planner with degrees from the University of Tokyo and is currently Chair and representative director of the Laboratory for Innovators of Quality of Life. Matsukawa-Tsuchida was born in Osaka but moved to Tokyo with her family at a young age. She now lives in Fuchu, a city in the western part of the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
She has a record of extensive professional service activities, serving as Vice-chair of the Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA) Japon. She has also served as Chair of the Women’s Architect Committee of the Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers as well as serving as Executive Chair of the Planning Committee for the 1998 UIFA Japon Convention. In addition, she has both published and spoken extensively on the topic of women in architecture.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (1 document box, 1 oversized flat box)
Abstract
The Matsukawa-Tsuchida Architectural Collection consists of one document box containing professional papers and one oversized flat box containing project records and two presentation boards.
Arrangement
The Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida Architectural Collection is arranged into two series: professional papers consisting of publications that feature Matsukawa's work, her own book, and other documentation of her professional life; and project records comprised of original drawings, annotated drawing reproductions, and photographs.
Source of Acquisition
Materials were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2018 by the creator.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the [collection name] by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida Architectural Collection was completed in August 2024.
Source
- Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida Architectural Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Jade Snelling
- Date
- 2024 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu