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Mikishi Abe (阿部 美樹志, Abe Mikishi, 1883–1965) was a Japanese architect and civil engineer, known for his PhD thesis on reinforced concrete frames, and for several concrete buildings.[1] Abe was responsible for designing the first elevated railway using reinforced concrete. He contributed to many architectural and engineering works of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.
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Mikishi Abe | |
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SEIKO main office designed by Mikishi Abe | |
| Born | May 4, 1883 |
| Died | February 20, 1965 |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Sapporo Agricultural College |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, civil engineer |
| Practice | Abe Offices |
| Buildings | Hankyu Department Store Hibiya Movie Theatre |
| Projects | Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group overhead railways |
Shortly after World War Two, he was the second president of the War Reconstruction Agency (currently the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and the Secretary-General of the Construction Agency (Deputy Secretary of Construction) after the war. On March 4, 1947, he was appointed as a member of the Imperial House of Representatives, and remained in office until the abolition of the House of Peers on May 2, the same year.[2]
Mikishi Abe was the student of A.N Talbot of United States. He is credited of spreading the Talbot's message of pragmatism in Japan. [3]
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