PROFILE - BIOGRAPHIES SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS TOKYO

SHIGERU BAN 　NOBUTAKA HIRAGA - Partner

1957 Born in Tokyo 1977-80 Southern California Institute of Architecture 1980-82 Cooper Union School of Architecture 1982-83 Worked for Arata Isozaki, Tokyo, Japan 1984 Bachelor of Architecture, Cooper Union School of Architecture 1985 Established private practice in Tokyo, Japan 1993-95 Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Tama Art University 1995-99 Consultant of United Nations High Commissioner for Refgees (UNHCR) 1995 Established NGO: VAN (Voluntary Architects Network) 1995-99 Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Yokohama National University 1996-2000 Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Nihon University 2000 Visiting Professor, Columbia University 2000 Visiting Fellow, Donald Keen Center, Columbia University 2001- Professor, Keio University 1949 Born in Tokyo 1971 Bachelor of Architecture, Tokyo University of the Arts 1971-80 Sasagawa Architects & Partners 1980-87 Y.Ashihara Architect & Associates 1987 Established Archi Network, Principal 1998- Joined Shigeru Ban Architects as Partner

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JEAN DE GASTINES - Partner

1957 Born in Casablanca, Morocco 1975-78 Studies in History and Economics, Sorbonne University, Paris 1984 Bachelor of Architecture, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1980 Frank O. Gehry, Santa Monica, California 1982-83 SCAU Aymeric Zublena Architects, Paris 1985 Established private practice 1999 Professional Association with Shigeru Ban Architects

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DEAN MALTZ - Partner 　NINA FREEDMAN - Project Director

1977-79 Washington University 1982-83 Azuma Takamitsu Architect 1984 Cooper Union School of Architecture, BArch 1985 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Teaching Assistant 1986 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, MArch 1986-89 Gwathmey Siegel and Associates 1989-90 Eisenman Architects 1990-97 Davis + Maltz Architects, Principal 1997- Dean Maltz Architect, Principal 1999- Professional Association with Shigeru Ban Architects 2000 Columbia University, Visiting Professor 2004 Washington University, Visiting Professor 2005- Shigeru Ban Architects America - Partner 1979 City College of New York 1987 The Architectural Association, London, England 1985 Paul Rudolph, New York 1986 Building Design Partnership, London 1987 Richard Rogers Partnership, London 1988 Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genova 1989-91 Richard Meier and Partners, New York & Paris 1991-92 Established Nina Freedman, Point New York  1994-98  William Nicholas Bodouva Associates, New York  1998-2006 H3/HHPA, New York  2006- Shigeru Ban Architects America