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Katsuhiro Miyamoto

みやもと かつひろ

Miyamoto Katsuhiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1961-02-09 （Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Architect, University Professor, Architectural Designer
Active Years
1984-
Affiliations
Katsuhiro Miyamoto Architects, Waseda University, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Engineering (former), Osaka University of Arts (former)

Education

Koyo Gakuin High School
Period: 1976-1979
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: Japan
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / Department of Architecture
Degree: 学士
Period: 1980-1984
Year of Graduation: 1984
Country: Japan
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering / Department of Architecture (Master's)
Degree: 修士
Period: 1985-1987
Year of Graduation: 1987
Country: Japan
Completed master's program
The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Engineering / Department of Architecture (Doctoral)
Degree: 博士（工学）
Period: 2003-2007
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
Received Ph.D. in Engineering

Awards

Venice Biennale (Architecture) Gold Lion
1996
Organization: Venice Biennale / Japan Foundation (participating)
Result: winner
JCD Design Award
1998
Work: Zenkai House
Organization: Japan Commercial Space Design Association (JCD)
Result: winner
JIA Newcomer Award
1998
Work: Zenkai House
Organization: Japan Institute of Architects (JIA)
Result: winner
JIA Award (Japan Institute of Architects Award)
2007
Work: Clover House
Organization: Japan Institute of Architects (JIA)
Result: winner
Osaka Architectural Competition - Governor of Osaka Prize
2007
Work: Clover House
Organization: Osaka Prefectural Government
Result: winner
JCD Design Award (Gold)
2008
Work: Hankai House
Organization: Japan Commercial Space Design Association (JCD)
Result: winner
Osaka Architectural Competition - Governor's Special Prize
2009
Work: Hankai House
Organization: Osaka Prefectural Government
Result: winner
Japan Architectural Academy (AAJ) Selected Works Award
2011
Work: Sumishin-ji Kuri (cloister / priest's quarters)
Organization: Architectural Institute of Japan
Result: winner
Aichi Townscape Architecture Award (Grand Prize)
2012
Work: bird house
Organization: Aichi Prefecture
Result: winner
Dental Clinic Design Award (Grand Prix)
2016
Work: tooth
Organization: Dental Clinic Design Award Committee
Result: winner
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2024
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: winner
Ōkuma Memorial Academic Award (Commemorative Prize)
2024
Organization: Waseda University
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zenkai House

1997 Residential / Architecture

A residential project noted for its innovative openings and spatial composition, demonstrating an approach that reads local context and family living.

residencesmodel-based designlocal context

Clover House

2006 Residential / Architecture

A dwelling emphasizing relationships with the outdoors; this work received recognition and awards in the late 2000s.

outdoor connectionlivabilitycompositional simplicity

Hankai House

2007 Residential / Architecture

A house using contrasts of materials and form; awarded the JCD Design Award (Gold) among others.

material contrastformal experimentation

Sumishin-ji Kuri

2009 Religious facility / Architecture

A project for the priest's quarters of a temple; recipient of the Architectural Institute of Japan Selected Works Award.

religious architectureharmonizing tradition and modernity

bird house

2010 Public / Architecture

A small-scale building mindful of landscape formation; awarded the Aichi Townscape Architecture Award (Grand Prize).

landscape formationsmall-scale public architecture

Shinfuku-ji Guest Hall

2013 Religious facility / Architecture

Guest hall project for a temple, attentive to regional characteristics and worship space design.

worship spaceuse of local materials

Josen-ji New Ihai Hall

2022 Religious facility / Architecture

New ihai (memorial tablet) hall design aiming to reconcile detail and liturgical function in temple architecture.

temple architecturedetailed design

Bibliography

  • "Zenkai House ga Umareta Toki" (Ōkokusha)
  • Kenchiku Mokei: Miyamoto-ryu (Shōkokusha)
  • Kankyō Noizu o Yomi, Fūkei o Tsukuru (Shōkokusha)
  • Grown (Flick Studio)
  • Katsuhiro Miyamoto (Libria)
  • Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates (Nemo Factory)
  • Katsuhiro Miyamoto: Architectural Danchi (Flick Studio, 2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
model-focused design approachcompositional strategies reading environmental noiseexploration of experimental forms
Recurring Motifs
modelsenvironmental noisecollective-housing-like compositionsmaterial contrast

Legacy

Katsuhiro Miyamoto is an architect recognized domestically and internationally for his model-based design method and sensitivity to local context. He has contributed to architectural education as a university professor and achieved recognition on stages such as the Venice Biennale.

Academic Societies

  • Architectural Institute of Japan

Trivia

  • Participated as one of the recipients of the Gold Lion at the 1996 Venice Biennale (Architecture).
  • Active architect serving as a professor at Waseda University.
  • Reorganized his atelier into Katsuhiro Miyamoto Architects in 2002.