JA64 YEARBOOK2006 JAPANESE ARCHITECTURAL SCENE IN 2006 • work Chokkura Plaza • location Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture • architects Kengo Kuma & Associate • site area 2,668.52m2 • building area 728.18m2 • total floor area 607.6m2 • structure steel frame, partly masonry; 1 story • pricipal use assembly hall, exhibition space • completion date March, 2006 • profile Kengo Kuma 1954 Born in Kanagawa Prefecture 1979 Completed the Master Course of Architecture, the University of Tokyo 1985-86 Visiting Scholar of the Graduate School, the Columbia University and Asian Cultural Council 1987 Established spatial Design Studio 1990 Established Kengo Kuma & Associates 1998 Professor at the Keio University, Department of Environment and Information 2001- Professor at the Keio University, Department of Science and Technology next back top