Description of contents
Tsubame Architects, a young architects' unit operating with two divisions—one focused on “Design” for creating buildings, and another on “Lab” for establishing rules for space usage and other activities before and after architectural design. This book is their first solo publication.
This book documents their practice, conceived and pursued to “make the environments we inhabit something we can manage ourselves,” on six themes.
Includes dialogues with Yurika Kano (photographer), Sayaka Ogawa (cultural anthropologist), and Akihito Aoi (architectural historian), offering multifaceted perspectives on creating architecture for navigating contemporary society.
Profile
TSUBAME ARCHITECTS
Tsubame Architects was founded in 2013 by Takuto Sando, Motoo Chiba, and Himari Saikawa.
The practice operates through two interconnected divisions: DESIGN, which focuses on architectural design, and LAB, which explores what comes before and after architecture. By working across and between these two spheres, the firm seeks new balances within architecture. Their awards include the 34th JIA Young Architect Award, the Asakura Prize at the SD Review, and the AIJ Young Architect Award for Selected Architectural Designs.
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Takuto Sando
Born in Tokyo, 1986
2009 B.Eng. in Architecture, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2011 M.Eng. in Architecture, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2011-2018 Doctoral coursework (ABD), Tokyo Institute of Technology
2012 Alejandro Aravena Architects / ELEMENTAL (Chile, South America)
2012-2013 Chief Architect, Tsukuruba Inc.
2013 Co-founded Tsubame Architects
2018-2020 Visiting Researcher, The Housing Research Foundation JUSOKEN
Currently Associate Professor, Hosei University; Project Leader, Edo-Tokyo Studies
Motoo Chiba
Born in Chiba Prefecture, 1986
2009 B.Eng. in Architecture, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2009-2010 ETH Zurich
2012 M.Eng. in Architecture, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2013 Co-founded Tsubame Architects
Currently Part-time Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
Himari Saikawa
Born in Niigata Prefecture, 1986
2009 B.Sc. in Human Life Sciences, Ochanomizu University
2010 Completed Architectural Design Program, Waseda University Art and Architecture School
2012 M.Arch., Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture (Y-GSA), Yokohama National University
2012-2013 Employed at CAt (Coelacanth and Associates)
2013 Co-founded Tsubame Architects
Currently Part-time Lecturer, Yokohama National University and Waseda University Art and Architecture School
