TAHATA Kotaro

Teaching Staff (Landscape Design)

Title Assistant Professor
   
Research Fields Public Facility Procurement and Planning, Housing Policy
   
Education
2025
Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2015
Master’s Program, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2013
Bachelor of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
   
Selected Professional Experience
2026-Present
Assistant Professor, Akita University of Art
2015-2026
Sumita Town Office
   
Recent Activities

< Key properties handled >

2024
Rokando Tourist Center, Iwate, Japan

2023
“Icowell SUMITA” (Work and Learning Complex), Iwate, Japan

2021
Kamiarisu Community Center, Iwate, Japan

2019
Sumita Branch, Ofunato Fire Station, Iwate, Japan

<Awards/Prizes >

2023
Award of Excellence, JSCE Design Award – Kamiarisumi Community Center

< Reviews / Articles >

2024
“Architecture and Social Space: The Relationship as Seen Through ‘Entrances’.” Architecture Debate (Web), Architectural Institute of Japan.

2018
“Project Outline and Implementation Process of the Ofunato Fire Department Sumita Branch”, Building Technology, No. 822
Shrinkage Process of Temporary Housing Estates and the Potential for Reuse of Former Sites. In Questioning “Community” as a Target of Planning: The Reality of “Community Planning” in Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Architectural Institute of Japan.
Multifaceted Initiatives for Public Housing in Hilly and Mountainous Areas. Jutaku (Housing), Vol. 67, Japan Housing Association.

< Selected publications >

2021
Differentiating through Timber Procurement: Large-Scale Wooden Structure, Kamiarisu Community Center” Nikkei Architecture, August 12 Issue, Nikkei Business Publications.
Challenges in Public Facility Development in Small Municipalities through Proposal Competitions” Journal of Architecture and Building Science, No. 1752, Architectural Institute of Japan.

2019
“Flagbearers of the Post-Heisei Era: Boldly Creating ‘Good Precedents’ on the Frontlines of Small Municipalities”, Nikkei Architecture, July 11 Issue, Nikkei Business Publications.

2018
“Third-Generation Wooden Architecture: Sumita Branch, Ofunato Fire Station”, Nikkei Architecture, October 11 Issue, Nikkei Business Publications.

 
   
Courses Taught Basic seminar2
Spatial Design Seminar2
Contemporary Art Seminar (Landscape Design)
Descriptive Geometry and Drafting
Spatial Planning
Landscape Design Seminar1 (Introduction)
Landscape Design Seminar2 (Project Planning)
Landscape Design Seminar3 (Implementation)
Graduation Project

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Example Works
Sumita Branch, Ofunato Fire Station, Iwate, Japan (2019) Kamiarisu Community Center, Iwate, Japan (2021) “Icowell SUMITA” (Work and Learning Complex), Iwate, Japan (2023) Rokando Tourist Center, Iwate, Japan (2024)

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: TAHATA Kotaro (Japanese page)