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Hiroshi Nakamura (architect)
Hiroshi Nakamura (born 1974) is a Japanese architect, who designed the Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center, receiving the Dezeen, Architectural Institute of Japan and Japan Institute of Architects awards for it. Biography Born in Tokyo. Spent his childhood in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture and Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. * 1999 Completed the master's degree in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Meiji University. Since his student days, he has received awards in the field of architectural design. * 1999-2002: Joined Kengo Kuma & Associates, Inc. Ltd. and served as the office's chief architect. * 2002 Established Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP. Awards * 2006 - JCD Award, Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association, Grand Prize (Lotus Beauty Salon) * 2008 - GOOD DESIGN AWARD, Gold Prize (Dancing trees, Singing birds) * 2008 The Japan Institute of ArchitectsAward (Dancing trees, Singing birds) * 2010 - 26th Shinkenchiku Award (now Yoshioka Award) (House C) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riken Yamamoto
, born 1945 Beijing, China is a Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture, becoming the 9th Japanese architect to receive such honor. Early life and education Yamamoto was born to Japanese parents in Beijing, China. His parents had moved from Japan to China for his father's work as an engineer. In 1947, the family returned to a Japan devastated by World War II. In 1949, after his father's death when he was four, Yamamoto moved to his mother's hometown of Yokohama. In 1967 he completed his bachelor's degree from Nihon University and in 1971 his master's degree from the Tokyo University of the Arts. Afterwards he continued his studies at the University of Tokyo under Hiroshi Hara. Career Yamamoto founded the Yamamoto & Field Shop Co.Ltd in 1973. From 2000 to 2011 he was a professor at Yokohama National University and at the Graduate school of Engineering of the Nihon University. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisshin Kogyo Competition
Nisshin, Nissin (pronounced the same, written as 日清, 日新, 日真, etc. in Japanese) may refer to: Geography * 日進市: Nisshin, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, near the city of Nagoya * 日進村: Nisshin, Saitama, a former town that is now Kita ward of the city of Saitama, Saitama Companies Several unrelated companies: 日清 * Nissin Foods, worldwide instant ramen maker * Nisshin Seifun Group * Nisshinbo Industries, maker of car brakes 日新 * Nisshin Steel 日信 * Nissin Kogyo, maker of car brakes, a Honda keiretsu company 日伸 * Nisshin Onpa, maker of guitar effects under the Maxon brand Other uses * 日親: Nisshin (monk) (1407–1488) * 日真: the name of several monks of Nichiren Buddhism and Nichiren Shoshu * 日進: name given to several ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, including: ** Japanese cruiser ''Nisshin'' that served in the Battle of Tsushima ** Japanese seaplane carrier ''Nisshin'' that was sunk in the Bougainville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoshino Resorts
is a Japan-based international operator of ''Ryokan (inn), ryokan'' (Japanese inns) with its head office in Karuizawa, Nagano. Founded in 1904 by Kuniji Hoshino as a forestry business in Karuizawa, in the Japanese Alps, it opened its first hot spring resort in 1914. Rebranded by Yoshiharu Hoshino in 1995 as Hoshino Resorts, it has expanded across Japan and Asia with an eco-friendly policy, use of organic local produce at its restaurants, self-sufficient energy usage, and a theme of traditional Japanese-style resort accommodation. Part of the company's original theme is what Japan would be like if it continued to modernize without the influence of the West. Hoshino Resorts has also developed its bridal business through Hotel Bleston Court, a real estate leasing business, and its food business. Noriyuki Hamada, Executive Chef of Bleston Court Yukawatan restaurant in Karuizawa became the first ever Japanese chef to be recognised at the Bocuse d'Or in January 2013, winning third pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikatsu
270px, Rice Terraces in Kamikatsu 270px, Kanjo Waterfall at Jigen-ji temple is a town located in Katsuura District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 1,431 in 750 households and a population density of 13 persons per km².The total area of the town is . It is the least populated of the towns of Shikoku. Geography Kamikatsu is located in central Tokushima prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is located in a mountainous area the upper reaches of the Katsuura River. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Chūbu Sankei Prefectural Natural Park. Neighbouring municipalities Tokushima Prefecture * Katsuura * Naka * Kamiyama * Sanagōchi Climate Kamikatsu has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamikatsu is 13.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2128 mm with September as the wettest month. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikatsu Zero Waster Center
Kamikatsu Zero-waste Center (also known as "WHY") is a waste management and materials recovery facility that recycles over 80 percent of the waste produced in Kamikatsu, which is much higher than the 20 percent average in the rest of Japan. It is at the center of what '' The Washington Post'' describes as an "ambitious path toward a zero-waste life". History * May 20, 2020 – Opening. * April 16, 2021 – Received the Architectural Institute of Japan Award for Best Work. * January 24, 2021 – Received Grand Prize for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications's Furusato Zukuri Awards. Facilities Made predominantly using waste materials such as used windows, the facilities are in the shape of a question mark. * Waste separation station, stock yard. * Kuru Kuru Shop, a reuse shop. * Learning center. * Laundromat and restrooms. * Collaborative laboratory. * Hotel WHY, where guests experience the town's recycling system. Zero-waste policy in Kamikatsu Kamika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribbon Chapel
Ribbon Chapel ( ja, リボンチャペル) is a wedding venue in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan, with a panoramic view of Seto Inland Sea. The building, which is an element of the resort, was designed by Hiroshi Nakamura and NAP. The ceremonial space seats 80. History The chapel and the resort generally are part of the redevelopment of an older hotel originally constructed by for visiting clients and local tourists. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and the resort are both now part of a conglomerate called . Nakamura and NAP also designed Sayama Forest Chapel in Saitama and the Roku Museum in Oyama. A magazine feature article on Sayama Forest Chapel, which was built around the same time as Ribbon Chapel, stated that architect Nakamura is known for his "sensorial designs, using finite expressions to create unique phenomenological spaces." Design The most distinctive feature of the chapel is the double spiral staircase, in which two conical helicoid forms are connected at the top. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanvin
Lanvin () is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house based in Paris. Founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin, it is the oldest French fashion house still in operation. Since 2018, it has been a subsidiary of Shanghai-based Lanvin Group. Bruno Sialelli, a 31-year-old French designer, was named Creative Director of Lanvin in January 2019. History Lanvin made clothes for her daughter, Marie-Blanche de Polignac, which began to attract the attention of a number of wealthy people, who requested copies for their own children. Soon, Lanvin was making dresses for their mothers, and some of the most famous names in Europe were included in the clientele of her new boutique on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris. In 1909, Lanvin joined the Syndicat de la Couture, which marked her formal status as a couturier, couturière. The Lanvin logo was inspired by a photograph taken for Jeanne Lanvin as she attended a ball with her daughter wearing matching outfits in 1907. From 1923, the Lanvin emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Architecture Festival
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is an annual festival and awards ceremony, one of the most prestigious events dedicated to the architecture and development industry. The first four events were held in Barcelona, from 2008 to 2011, at which point the festival moved to Singapore for four years. Since 2016, host cities have included Berlin and Amsterdam. It is the only event where around 550 shortlisted architects present their projects live in crit rooms to a judging panel. One of these projects is awarded the World Building of the Year title. Each year the World Architecture Festival publishes a list of the winners of the awards on their official website. History The World Architecture Festival was first held in 2008 as a "festival and live awards competition dedicated to celebrating and sharing architectural excellence from across the globe." The first four festivals were held in Barcelona; since 2012 the annual events have been hosted by Singapore, Berlin, and Amsterdam. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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