is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and President of Tama Art University
Life and career Naito was born in 1950 in Yokohama, Japan. He received a M.Arch from Graduate School of Waseda University. He was chief architect at Fernand Higueras in Madrid, Spain, from 1976 to 1978, and worked at Kikutake Architects in Tokyo from 1979 to 1981. Naito established Naito Architect & Associates in 1981.
Naito designed a "dog cooler" for Spitz.Architecture for dogs
Works Toba Sea-Folk Museum, Toba, Mie, 1992 Chihiro Art Museum, Azumino, Nagano, 1993 and 1993–97 Autopolois Art Museum, Hita, Oita, 1993 Wohn- und Atelierhaus, Tokyo, 1995 and 1997 Ushibuka Fisherman's Wharf, Amakusa, Kumamoto, 1997 Makino Botanical Garden main building and exhibition building, Kōchi, Kōchi, 1999 Koga Municipal Park visitor center, Koga, Ibaraki, 1999 Botanisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, 2000 Bashamichi Station, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2004 Shimane Arts Center, Masuda, Shimane, 2005 Takayama Station, Takayama, Gifu, 2007 Bethlehem Library, Medellín, Colombia, 2008 Hyūgashi Station, Hyūga, Miyazaki, 2008 Kōchi Station, Kōchi, Kōchi, 2009 Asahikawa Station, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 2011 Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, Toyama, Toyama, 2017 Shibuya Station (Ginza Line), Tokyo, 2020, 2020 Rikuzentakata City Museum, Rikuzentakata, Iwate, 2022 Naruto City Hall, Naruto, Tokushima, 2024
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References
Further reading
NAITO, Yoshida, Nobuyuki, Japan Architect #46: Hiroshi Naito, A Special edition devoted to the some 20 years of his career, Publisher: Japan Architect. Year: 2002, Tokyo, , Book Id: 50431
External links
Naito Architect & Associates