Shin Takamatsu
Shin Takamatsu is a renowned Japanese architect. After obtaining his PhD from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 1980, he held various academic positions: lecturer at Osaka University of Arts in 1981, associate professor at Kyoto Seika University in 1987, professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1997 and professor emeritus at Kyoto University in 2013. Takamatsu's futuristic designs often incorporate anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.
Notable projects
- Komakinetei, 1977, Hyogo Prefecture, Takarazuka, Japan
- Kido clinic, 1978, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Yamamoto Atelier, 1978, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Hubei electric second companies shop, 1978, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Ichon dyeing factory building, 1979, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Yamaguchi photo studio, 1980, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
- Sasaki confectionery, 1978, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Origin I, 1981, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Shugakuin house I, 1981, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Shimogamo house, 1982, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Saifukuji Temple, 1982, Kani, Gifu, Japan
- Miyahara House, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Yoshida House, 1982, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Origin II, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Terada of house, 1983, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
- Ark Nishina dental clinic, 1983, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Waterworks bureau staff's house, 1983, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Pharaoh dental clinic, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Garden, 1984, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Kyoto traditional craft Expo Theme Pavilion, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Dance Hall, 1984, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Naka-ku, Japan
- Shugakuin house II, 1985, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Week, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Ogura Flats, 1986, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
- Miyata House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Matsui House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Zach, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Mon, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- School, 1986, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Origin III, 1986, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Unagidani Ining'23, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Gazon-E, 1987, Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
- Cube Minamimukonoso, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Cube AMX, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- '87 World castle Expo venue, 1987, Shiga Prefecture Hikone, Japan
- Maruhigashi Gion building, 1987, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- MK Oil Higashigojo gas station, 1987, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Kirin Plaza, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Kitayama Ining'23, 1987, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Orphe, 1987, Nishio, Aichi, Japan
- Yodoyabashi Imanishi Bill 3, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Auberge, 1987, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Tatoo, 1989, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Station MK, 1989, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Strawberries and main building, 1989, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
- Solaris, 1990, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture
- SYNTAX, 1990, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Nima Sand Museum, 1990, Oda, Shimane, Japan
- Imanishi Motoakasaka, 1991, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Earth Tech char sub-one, 1991, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- Ueno Green Club, 1992, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
- Octagon, 1992, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- ORC Project, 1992,
- Kunibiki Messe hall, Shimane, 1993
- Shimane Prefectural Industrial Exchange Hall Kunibiki Messe, 1993, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- Hotel Ravie Kawaryo, 1994, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan
- Quasar, 1995, Berlin, Germany
- Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography, 1995, Hoki, Tottori, Japan
- Kirin Headquarters, 1995, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
- Nagasaki Port Passenger Terminal, 1995, Nagasaki, Japan
- Mihonoseki Sea Gakuen hometown Creation Museum Meteor Plaza, 1995, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- Hamada World Children's Museum, 1996, Hamada, Shimane, Japan
- Minato Sakai Exchange Center, 1997, Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan
- Sugawara Lifelong Learning Center, 1997, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
- Kitanagoya Community Center, 1997, Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Fuchu Community Center, 1998, Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan
- Nose Myoken-san Worship Hall, 1998, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan
- Higashi Honganji Reception Hall, 1998, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Wacoal Headquarters, 1998, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Babelsberg fx. Center, 1999, Potsdam, Germany
- Shikatsu Community Center, 2000 Shikatsu, Aichi, Japan
- Black Pearl, 2002, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Theatre Okinawa, 2003, Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
- Tianjin Museum, 2004, Tianjin, China
- Namba Hips, 2007, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Bidzina Ivanishvili residence, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007
- Formosa Boulevard Station of Kaohsiung MRT, 2008, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Marumisangyo Headquarters, 2008, Nagoya, Japan
- Shitennoji Gakuen Elementary School, 2009, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan
- Doshisha International Institute, 2011, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
File:Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography02n4592.jpg|Shōji Ueda Museum of Photography, Hōki, Tottori
File:National Theater Okinawa.jpg|National Theater, Okinawa
File:Nose Myokenzan Seirei.jpg|Nose Myoken-san Temple, Kawanishi, Hyogo
File:Bidzina Ivanishvili residence.jpg|Bidzina Ivanishvili business center, Tbilisi