Tetsuo Kobori Architects

Tetsuo Kobori was born in 1971 in Gifu, Japan. After earning a master’s degree in 1997 from Hosei University Graduate School of Engineering and Design (Jinnai Lab), he took a position with Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd. In 2008 he established Tetsuo Kobori Architects. Since then he has won numerous awards, including an Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) Award and The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA) Grand Prix for ROKI Global Innovation Center in 2017, the JIA Grand Prix for NICCA Innovation Center in 2018, an ABB LEAF Awards 2018 Shortlist BCS Award, and an AACA Award. Other important projects include Showa Gakuen High School, The Learning Station CROSSLIGHT at Baiko Gakuin University, and Minamisoma Fire Department Disaster Control Center.

Biography
1971 Born in Ogaki City, Gifu 
1997 Completed the Master’s program at Hosei University    
1997 Graduate School of Engineering and Design (Jinnai Lab) 
1997 Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd 
2008 Established Tetsuo Kobori Architects-to the present 
2014 Concurrent post of Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Hosei University  

Awards
RIBA Iinternational Prize 2018's Longlist  
AIJ (Architectural Institute of Japan) Award 2017 
JIA (The Japan Institute of Architects) Grand Prix, 2017 
BCS (Building Contractors Society by Japan Federation of Construction Contractor) Award, 2015 
Chubu Architectural Award, 2015 
Nichijiren Architectural Award (by Japan Association of Architectural Firms) “Minister of Land Infrastructure and Transport Award”, 2015 
AACA (Japan Association of Artists Craftsmen and Architects) Award, 2015 
Living and Environmentally Friendly Buildings by Shizuoka Prefecture, Commended 2014 
Leading project about CO2-reduction building which have applied from MILT, 2013