Education

1952

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Tokyo

1953

Master of Architecture, Cranbrook Academy of Art

1954

Master of Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

Professional Affiliations

Registered Architect, Japan
Registered Architect, Germany
Member, Japan Institute of Architects
Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Architects
Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects
Honorary Fellow, Czech Institute of Architects
Honorary Fellow, Mexican Institute of Architects
Honorary Fellow, Bund Deutscher Architekten
Honorary Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Honorary Fellow, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea
Honorary Fellow, French Academy of Architecture
Honorary Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Honorary Fellow, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Honorary Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Architects
Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France

Teaching and Research

1956-1961

Associate Professor, Washington University

1958-1960

Graham Foundation Fellow

1962-1965

Associate Professor, GSD Harvard University

1965-1985

Visiting Critic, Universities in the United States and Europe

1979-1989

Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Tokyo

Award
International Awards

1987

Reynolds Memorial Award for SPIRAL

1988

Chicago Architecture Award

1988

Wolf Prize,Israel

1990

Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture,Charlottesville,Virginia

1993

The Pritzker Architecture Prize

1993

UIA(Union of International Architects)Gold Medal

1993

Prince of Wales Prize in Urban Design, Harvard University for Hillside Terrace

1998

Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France

1999

Arnold Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture,American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1999

Praemium Imperiale, The Japan Art Association

2011

AIA(The Ameriacan Institute of Architects)Gold Medal