明治時期海軍技師小野木孝治，隨著日本帝國海外殖民擴張運動，遠渡殖民地發展生涯事業。在臺灣總督府擔任技師4年之後，日俄戰爭的勝利為他搭建了事業高峰的另一個歷史舞臺，受到後藤新平拔擢而出任大連滿鐵本社的初代建築課長。小野木以臺灣總督府官員身份兼任滿鐵民營企業的建築主管，成為橫跨臺滿殖民地日本人建築家的第一人。這份唯一而特殊的經歷，值得歷史研究為他保留一頁，撰述其成就、影響以及歷史評價。小野木孝治的生涯可依其職業變遷分為三個階段，包括臺灣總督府技師時代、滿鐵建築課長時期以及主持民間共同建築事務所。除了在臺灣工作4年多之外，滿洲不但是他事業成就之所在，也是人生最終長眠之所在。滿鐵會社是滿洲「殖民現代性」的主要推動者，小野木領導建築課業務16年，可以說奠定了滿洲都市與建築的現代化基礎及其規模。小野木孝治的思想，等於支配了早期滿州殖民地都市與建築的成形。

During the Meiji era, navy technician Onogi Takaharu has left for the Empire of Japan's overseas colonies to develop his professional career. Four years after serving as a technician in the Governor's office of Taiwan, Japan's victory over the Russo-Japanese War created another career peak for Onogi, and he was promoted by Gotō Shinpei to serve as the first chief of construction section for the South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd.(SMR). Onogi part-timed as the construction section supervisor for the SMR while holding the position of an official in Taiwan. This unique and special experience deserved historical researches to provide an exclusive compilation on the achievements, impacts, and evaluations of his career. Onogi's career period could be divided into three phases according to his profession: when he served as a technician in Taiwan, when he served as a chief of construction section in the SMR, and when he was in charge of the Onogi and Partners office. Except for the four years working in Taiwan, Manchuria was where Onogi's career achievements lied as well as his final resting place. The SMR was the primary promoter of ＂colonial modernity＂ in Manchuria. Onogi has built the foundation and scale of modernization in Manchuria under his 16-years leadership. The formation of cities and architectures in Manchuria has nearly dominated by Onogi Takaharu's thought.