ARCHITECT KOUKI OKADA'S BIOGRAPHY AND HIS WORKS

This paper aims to identify biographies and works of an architect, Kouki Okada (1907-1981) in Hokkaido. After his graduation from Kobe Technical College in 1928, he worked in the architectural section on the Hokkaido Imperial University until 1944. He designed Hokkaido Grand Fair 1950 as a chief architect, and then he established his design office. He especially demonstrated the ability by designing reinforced concrete construction and steel-frame-and-reinforced-concrete composite construction in Hokkaido in Showa era. The architectural style of his works was mainly Modernism Style, partially Japanese Style. He planned a sun parlor, moreover adopted a certainly heating system and double-paned window to keep off the cold.