WINDOW RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Born 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. Assistant Professor, Kyushu University. First-class licensed architect. PhD (Eng.). Research fellow at the ILEK Stuttgart in 2006. Completed a master’s in architecture at The University of Tokyo in 2008. Former staff member at Kazuhiko Namba + Kai Workshop and partner at Vo Trong Nghia Architects. Co-founded ICADA in 2015. Founded the Shoei Yoh Archive (https://shoeiyoh.com/) at Kyushu University after the architect donated his personal archive to the university in 2019. Specializes in modern and contemporary Asian architectural history and is engaged in research on Vann Molyvann and Shoei Yoh. Architectural works include the Knot-hole House, TRIAXIS Suma Kaigan, Biolab/Foodlab at Kyushu University, and Auxetic Pavilion. Awards include the Gold Prize and Bronze Prize of the Kukan Design Award (2019), Excellence Award and Forestry Agency Director-General’s Award of the Japan Wood Design Award (2021), Kazuie Yamada Award (2021), and iF Design Award (2023).