WINDOW RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Born 1962 in Kumamoto, Japan. Professor, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. Doctor of Engineering. Specializes in architectural theory and architectural design. Currently supervising the renovation projects of the Naruto Municipal Cultural Hall and Naruto Municipal Welfare Center. Authored publications include Igirisu fūkei teien [The English Landscape Garden] (2000). Edited publications include Kankyō no kaishakugaku [Environmental Hermeneutics] (2003), Nihon fūkeishi [History of the Japanese Landscape] (2015), Bunriha Kenchikukai [The Bunriha Architecture Group] (2020), and Tomoya Masuda’s Architectural World (2023). Architectural works include the Sekisui Chemical Kyoto Technology Center (1991; designed as a member of the Kyoto University Kunio Kato Laboratory), Villa Kujoyama (1992; id.), Waterras Student House (2013), and Miwayama Kaikan (2019).