WINDOW RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Born 1983 in Nagasaki, Japan. Principal of YU Momoeda Architects. Project Associate Professor at the Built Environment Center with Art & Technology (BeCAT) of Kyushu University. Class-I licensed architect in Japan. Graduated from the Environmental Design Course of Kyushu University’s School of Design in 2006. Earned a master’s degree from the Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture (Y-GSA) in 2009. Worked at Kengo Kuma & Associates before founding his practice in 2014. Participated in the Find and Tell residency program of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in 2019 and penned an essay on Shoei Yoh’s work. Architectural works include the Agri Chapel, Four Funeral Houses, Farewell Platform, and CYCL. Awards and honors include the AR Emerging Architecture Awards Shortlist (2017) and Highly Commended (2018), DFA Design for Asia Awards Grand Award (2017, 2021, and 2024), AIJ Selected Architectural Designs Young Architects Award (2018), and AACA Yoshinobu Ashihara Award (2021).