T ower ▁House )" ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁prime ▁location ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁with ▁high ▁land ▁prices , ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁using ▁a ▁narrow ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁triangle . ▁From ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁its ▁creation ▁it ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁modern ▁metropol is ▁center . ▁Therefore , ▁Every ▁Japanese ▁architect ▁knows ▁this ▁epo ch - making ▁house . ▁Even ▁after ▁building ▁this ▁house , ▁he ▁designed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁historic ▁homes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁He ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁firm . ▁While ▁He ▁is ▁design ing ▁the ▁M its ui ▁Group ▁Hall ▁for ▁the ▁Ex po ▁' 7 0 ▁( world ' s ▁fair ) ▁held ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁He ▁formed ▁the ▁group ▁AR CH IT EXT ▁with ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁Os aka ▁University ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Professor ▁of ▁Ch iba ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Jun zo ▁Sak ak ura ▁ ▁Le ▁Cor bus ier ▁ ▁T ada o ▁And o ▁– ▁He ▁designed ▁" Row ▁House ▁in ▁Sum iy oshi " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁inspired ▁by ▁Tak am its u ▁Az uma ' s ▁" The ▁Tower ▁House " ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ 東 ▁ 孝 光 ▁Tak am its u ▁Az uma ▁Inter views ▁on