[3] After graduation, Nakahara found herself dissatisfied with her course of study and resolved to pursue architecture at Musashi Institute of Technology, the current Tokyo City University in 1951.
Between 1952 and 1958, she pursued postgraduate education at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, where she actively contributed to Kiyoshi Ikebe's research topic, "the cubic minimum house" (Japanese: 立体最小限住居の設計).
In 1955, Nobuko Nakahara worked at Kenji Hirose, Architect & Associates, gaining valuable professional experience in the field.
Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to advancing the field of architecture and promoting the significance of home economics in education and practice.
[3] She founded this organization with 28 women architects to bravely acquire rights, not individually, but emphasizing the importance of being collectively.
Then, She became the first president of the Japan branch of the UIFA[10] (French: L'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes, lit.