Kaneji Domoto

Architect

1913 – 2002

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Who was Kaneji Domoto?

Kaneji Domoto, known as "Kan", was an architect and landscape architect. He attended Stanford University and UC Berkeley, and was interned at the Granada War Relocation Center during World War II. He studied with Frank Lloyd Wright in Taliesin and had a 50+ year career. Kan's career in architecture and landscape design spanned over 50 years, and included both residential and commercial projects. He received many awards for his Japanese-American gardens including the Frederick Law Olmsted Award for his Jackson Park design. He also published a book on bonsai.

Following the death of his first wife, Sally, who died in 1978, he married cookbook author Sylvia Schur. He had 4 children, 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

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Born
Nov 5, 1913
Profession
Education
  • Stanford University
  • University of California, Berkeley
Died
2002

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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