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by architect Yasuhiro Yamashita

Yasuhiro Yamashita was born in kagoshima in 1960. he graduated inarchitecture from the shibaura institute of technology and receiveda master degree in 1986 through yutaka saito architect & associates,

PANOM and shunji kondo architects. atelier tekuto was established in 1991 in tokyo.

yamashita creates his architecture based on the system of society,the environment and the function. he now also focuses on therelationship with other countries and regions. increasingly,yamashita is using natural resources such as wood, soil, and brick inan effort to care for the environment.

the busan eco center in korea is now in the designing process and willbe completed in 2006. this project has opened the way to concentratenot only on houses but on public and larger scale architecture as well.

awards include:

2005 good design award in japan, ‘lucky drops’.

ar+d awards first prize winner in uk, ‘cell brick’.

the 11th space design competition in japan, first prize, ‘crystal brick’.

the 24th INAX design contest in japan, third prize, ‘ka-su-ri’.

tokyo society of architects & building engineers, housing construction

encouragement prize in japan, ‘penguin house’, 2003.

Thanks 2 Designboom & Freshome