suzuko yamada architects

Suzuko Yamada

Biography:
The office, with a team of seven, is led by Japanese architect Suzuko Yamada. A Tokyo native and University of California, Berkeley and Tokyo Art University graduate, Yamada set up her independent studio in 2013 in Tokyo, having previously worked at practice Sou Fujimoto Architects. She now teaches in architecture studio at Kyoto University and Tokyo University of Science. In practice, she explores a distinctly experimental architecture having scooped a range of awards (such as recognitions from the Architectural Design Association of Nippon and Japan’s ‘Under 35 Architects’ exhibition in 2020) along the way. Recent work includes a number of residential projects with designs that push the boundaries of domestic architecture.

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Selected Awards and Recognitions:
2011  SD Review 2011
2012  “Arts&Life: Where will we live tomorrow?” 1st prize, 2011
2020   Award of ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ASSOSIATION OF NIPPON, 1st Prize
2020   YOSHIOKA PRIZE, 2020
2020   Under 35 Architects exhibition 2020, Gold Medal
2020   DEZEEN AWARDS 2020 Urban House -highly commended-
2021   AR emerging architecture, shortlist
2022   Selected Architectural Designs of the Architectural Institute of Japan
2023   KAZUHIRO KOJIMA AWARD, 2023


Design studios：
2017-2020 Meiji University、ICS college of arts
2020-     Kyoto University
2021-     Tokyo University of Science
2022-     Showa women's university
2023-     Hosei university


Selected Lectures out of Japan：
2020 The Kharkiv School of Architecture (KhSA), Ukraine
2022 Lithuania - Japan Architectural Event EAST-EAST 5. Kaunas, Lithuania
2022 Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU, Norway
2022 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, US
2023 The Architecture Symposium, Asia Pacific Architecture Festival, Australia

山田 紗子 (やまだ すずこ)

1984年東京都生まれ。大学在学時にランドスケープデザインを学び、藤本壮介建築設計事務所で設計スタッフとして勤務の後、東京芸術大学大学院に進学。在学時に東京都美術館主催「Arts＆Life：生きるための家」展で最優秀賞を受賞し、原寸大の住宅作品を展示する。独立後の主な仕事として、屋内外を横断する無数の構造材によって一体の住環境とした「daita2019」、形や色彩の散らばりから枠にとらわれない生活を提案した「miyazaki」等の住宅作品や、樹木群と人工物が渾然一体となる環境を立ち上げる2025年大阪関西万博休憩施設（2025年公開）などがある。一級建築士、管理建築士。

受賞：
2011 SD review 奨励賞
2012 「Arts＆Life：生きるための家」コンペティション最優秀賞
2020 第三回日本建築設計学会賞大賞
2020 第三十六回吉岡賞
2020 Under 35 Architects exhibition 2020 Gold Medal
2021 AR Emerging Architecture, shortlist
2022 日本建築学会作品選集新人賞
2023 第3回 小嶋一浩賞

設計スタジオ：
2017-2020 明治大学、ICSカレッジオブアーツ
2020-    京都大学
2021-    東京理科大学
2022-    昭和女子大学
2023-    法政大学

レクチャー：
2020 The Kharkiv School of Architecture (KhSA), Ukraine
2022 Lithuania - Japan Architectural Event EAST-EAST 5. Kaunas, Lithuania
2022 Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU, Norway
2022 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, US
2023 The Architecture Symposium, Asia Pacific Architecture Festival, Australia

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