Kazuo Shinohara (1925 - 2006) is one of the most influential architects for following generation of the area. He started his career focusing on house building, and the houses he worked in the 60s and 70s, such as House in Kugayama (1954) and House in White (1966), were caused by his investigation of what is Japanese tradition for architectural space. After 80s, Shinohara also designed public buildings including Ukiyo-e Museum (1982) and Centennial Hall, Tokyo Institute of Technology (1987), and explored a new concept in those formations. Besides, his theories - thoughts on city over 40 years, "beauty of chaos", "house is art", etc. - created a sensation at the traditional concept. Thus, in both practice and theory, Shinohara provided a springboard for the filed.