As Sano's successor, he did pioneering work in the study of steel frame and reinforced concrete construction.

He also made important contributions in the fields of fire prevention, urban planning, and the restoration of cultural monuments.

With the assistance of younger colleagues and students in the Department of Architecture, he designed some 30 buildings in a distinctive style known as "Uchida Gothic".

The massing, towers, and pointed arches of this style recall the Gothic revival architecture of universities in the United States and Europe.

But its overall abstract quality also suggests an Expressionist influence, especially in works in which Uchida collaborated with his colleague Hideto Kishida.