JA64 YEARBOOK2006
JAPANESE ARCHITECTURAL SCENE IN 2006
 

work Seikei University Library
location Musashino, Tokyo MAP
architects Shigeru Ban Architects, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
site area 174,899.07m2
building area 2,197.29m2
total floor area 11,955.95m2
structure steel frame, precast concrete, steel framed reinforced concrete,
reinforced concrete, partly wood; 2 basements, 5 stories and 1-story penthouse
pricipal use library
completion date June, 2006
profile Shigeru Ban
1957 Born in Tokyo
1978-80 Studied at the Southern California Institute of Architecture
1980-82 Studied at the Cooper Union School of Architecture
1982-83 Worked at Arata Isozaki &Associates
1984 Graduated from the Cooper Union
1985 Established Shigeru Ban, Architect
1995-99 Consultant of the United Nationals High Commissioner for Refugess(UNHCR)
2000 Visiting professor at Columbia University
2001- Professor at Faculty of Environmental Infomation, Keio University

Nobutaka Hiraga
1949 Born in Tokyo
1971 Graduated from Architecture and Planning Course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
1971-80 Worked at Sasagawa Architects & Partners
1980-87 Y.Ashihara Architect & associates
1987 Established Archi Network
1998 Partner of Shigeru Ban Architects

Hitoshi Arai
1950 Born in Tokyo
1975 Completed the Master Course, Architecture and Planning, Graduate
School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National
University of Fine Arts and Music
1975-2001 Worked at Mitsubishi Estate Architectural & Engineering Office
Currently worked at Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.

Minoru Watanabe
1954 Born
1979 Graduated from Kogakuin University
1989- Worked at Mitsubishi Estate Architectural & Engineering Office
Currently worked at Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.

Takuya Sato
1975 Born in Tokyo
1998 Graduated from department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2000 Completed the Master Course, Tokyo University of Science
2000- Worked at Mitsubishi Estate Architectural & Engineering Office
Currently worked at Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.