Photo Takahiko Yanagisawa

 Takahiko Yanagisawa Curriculum Vitae
1935 Born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
1958 Graduated from Tokyo University of Fine Arts, Dept. of Architecture.
Joined Takenaka Corporation, Design Dept.
1968
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Joined Takenaka and Associates, San Francisco and
worked at Conklin and Rosant, New York
1981 Appointed Head of Design Dept. of the Tokyo office of Takenaka Corporation.
Buildings completed during this tenure include MOA Museum at Atami,
Yurakucho Mullion Bldg., Ote Center Bldg., Minobesan Kuonji Temple
(all of which received BCS awards) amongst others.
1985 Appointed Principal Architect at Takenaka Corporation.
1986 Awarded First Prize in the international design competition of the New National Theatre, Tokyo
 Sept. FormedTAK Associated Architects Inc. as Principal Director,
specializing mainly in the design of cultural facilities.
1990 Kazumasa Nakagawa Art Museum, Manazuru was awarded the 15th Yoshida Isoya Prize.
1992 Kazumasa Nakagawa Art Museum, Manazuru was awarded the 33rd BCS prize.
1994 Koriyama City Museum of Art was awarded the 35rd BCS prize.
1995 Was awarded the 51st Japan Art Academy Prize First Section
: Fine Art for a series of Museums and memorial halls including theKoriyama City Museum of Art

1995 [Architectural Institute of Japan-Work selection] prize for the Utsubo Kubota Memorial Museum.

1996 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo was awarded the 37rd BCS prize , The 14th Japan Lighting Award.
1998 The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan for Design, 1998
Public Building Award

Main Works (as of July 1997)
[Museums・Theaters・Halls...Cultural Facilities]
Kazumasa Nakagawa Art Museum, Manazuru (Floor area 904m2) (Completed 1988)
[The 15th Yoshida Isoya Prize、BCS PRIZE]
Koriyama City Museum of Art (Floor area 6,848m2) (Completed 1992)[BCS PRIZE]
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (Floor area 33,515m2) (Completed 1994)[BCS PRIZE]
Utsubo Kubota Memorial Museum (Floor area 477m2) (Completed 1993)
[Architectural Institute of Japan-Work selection]
Tomioka City Museum
 Fukuzawa Ichiro Memorial Gallery
(Floor area 4,125m2) (Completed 1995)
Mitaka City Arts Center (Floor area 9,983m2) (Completed 1995)
New National Theatre, Tokyo (Floor area 68,879m2) (Completed 1997)
Tokyo Opera City (Floor area 242,545m2) [Under Construction]
Saitama Museum of Literature
 Okegawa City Arts Theatre
(Floor area 13,700m2) [Under Construction]

■Memberships
・Japan institute of Architects(JIA) ・Japan Association of Artists, Craftsmen and Architects(AACA)
・Architectural Institute of Japan ・Tokyo Association of Architects' Offices
・Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers ・Theater and Entertainment Technology Association, Japan (JATET)

Committees
・Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers('91~'96) Chairman of Competitions Committee
・Japan Association of Artists, Craftsmen and Architects Director
・Japan Federation of Architects and Building Engineers Associations
「7~9th Japan Federation of Architects and Building Engineers Associations Prizes」
Chairman of judges
・Public Buildings Association「2nd 3rd Public Architecture Prizes」 Committee of judges
・Murano Togo Memorial Society「1st Murano Togo Prize」 Committee of judges
・Tokyo Gas「1st and 2nd Architectural Enviroment Design Competitions」 Committee of judges
・Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers
「Yakult Bachelor Dormitory Open Design Competition」
Committee of judges
・Architectural Institute of Japan「Architectural Institute of Japan Design Competition」「Work selection committee」 Committee of judges Kanto Chapter Selection Committee
・Govermment Building Contest of Ministry of Construction, FY 1994 Committee of judges
・The Japan Institute of Architects Director・Kanto Koshinetu Chapter President

Lecturer
・Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music / Faculty of Fine Arts Architecture Course Part-time teacher
・Tokyo Institute of Technology / Faculty of Engineering / Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Part-time teacher
・Construction College Ministry of construction Special Course's Building Design Lecturer
・Hosei University Graduate School / Division of Engineering / Constructiion Engineering Visiting Professor