WINDOW RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Born 1955. Professor Emeritus of the Tokyo Metropolitan University and Chief Senior Specialist for Architectural Documents at the National Archives of Modern Architecture, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Specializes in modern architectural theory and design. Graduated from the architecture department at The University of Tokyo in 1977. Completed the doctoral program at The University of Tokyo in 1985. Doctor of Engineering. Taught as a lecturer, associate professor, and professor at the Tokyo Metropolitan University before retiring from its Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences in March 2020. Chief Senior Specialist for Architectural Documents at the National Archives of Modern Architecture since April 2021. Major publications include Kenchiku kōsei no shuhō: Hiritsu, kikagaku, taishō, bunsetsu, shinsō to hyōsō, sōkōsei [Techniques of Architectural Composition: Proportion, Geometry, Symmetry, Segmentation, Deep Layers and Surface Layers, Layered Compositions] (Shokokusha, 2000); Kenchikuron jiten [Encyclopedia of Architectural Theory], ed. Architectural Institute of Japan (principal editor) (Shokokusha, 2008); Architectural Conversions in the World II (Kajima Institute, 2013); Skyscrapers: Challenge of Tall Buildings in the World (Kajima Institute, 2015); and From Architectural Conversion to Urban Regeneration (Building Center of Japan, 2022).