Antonin Raymond

Who was Antonin Raymond?

Antonin Raymond, born as Antonín Reimann, was a Czech American architect, who lived and worked in the USA and Japan. His initial work with American architects Cass Gilbert and Frank Lloyd Wright gave him an insight into the use of concrete for texture and structure that he would refine throughout his six decade career.

At studio practices in New Hope, Pennsylvania and Tokyo, he explored traditional Japanese building techniques combined with the latest In American building innovations. Raymond applied these principles to a wide range of residential, commercial, religious and institutional projects in Japan, America and India.

Along with British Architect Josiah Conder, Raymond is recognized as one of the fathers of modern architecture in Japan.