| 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 |
| 2001-2008 |
Professor, Keio University |
| 2005 |
Amherst College Doctor of Human Letters |
| 2006-2009 |
Jury of Pritzker Architecture Prize |
| 2009 |
National Order of the Legion of Honor in France |
| 2009 |
Honorary Doctorate of Technical University of Munich |
| 2010 |
Visiting Professor, Havard University Graduate School of Design |
