Shin Takamatsu

Shin Takamatsu (born August 5, 1948 in Nima, Shimane) is a leading Japanese architect. After he obtained PhD from Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, in 1980, he became a lecturer at Osaka University of Arts in 1981, an associate professor at Kyoto Seika University in 1987, a professor at Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1997 and professor emeritus at Kyoto University in 2013. Takamatsu's futuristic looking buildings often use anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.

Notable projects
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 * Komakinetei, 1977, Hyogo Prefecture, Takarazuka, Japan
 * Kido clinic, 1978, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Yamamoto Atelier, 1978, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Hubei electric second companies shop, 1978, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Ichon dyeing factory building, 1979, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Yamaguchi photo studio, 1980, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
 * Sasaki confectionery, 1978, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Origin I, 1981, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Shugakuin house I, 1981, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Shimogamo house, 1982, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Saifukuji Temple, 1982, Kani, Gifu, Japan
 * Miyahara House, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Yoshida House, 1982, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Origin II, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Terada of house, 1983, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
 * Ark Nishina dental clinic, 1983, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Waterworks bureau staff's house, 1983, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
 * Pharaoh dental clinic, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Garden, 1984, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Kyoto traditional craft Expo Theme Pavilion, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Dance Hall, 1984, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Naka-ku, Japan
 * Shugakuin house II, 1985, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Week, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Ogura Flats, 1986, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
 * Miyata House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Matsui House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Zach, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Mon, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * School, 1986, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan
 * Origin III, 1986, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Unagidani Ining'23, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
 * Gazon-E, 1987, Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
 * Cube Minamimukonoso, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
 * Cube AMX, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
 * '87 World castle Expo venue, 1987, Shiga Prefecture Hikone, Japan (not existing)
 * Maruhigashi Gion building, 1987, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * MK Oil Higashigojo gas station, 1987, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Kirin Plaza, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan (not existing)
 * Kitayama Ining'23, 1987, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Orphe, 1987, Nishio, Aichi, Japan
 * Yodoyabashi Imanishi Bill 3, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
 * Auberge, 1987, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Tatoo, 1989, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
 * Station MK, 1989, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Strawberries and main building, 1989, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan (not existing)
 * Solaris, 1990, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture
 * SYNTAX, 1990, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
 * Nima Sand Museum, 1990, Oda, Shimane, Japan
 * Imanishi Motoakasaka, 1991, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
 * Earth Tech char sub-one, 1991, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
 * Ueno Green Club, 1992, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
 * Octagon, 1992, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
 * ORC Project, 1992, (not realized)
 * Kunibiki Messe hall, Shimane, 1993
 * Shimane Prefectural Industrial Exchange Hall Kunibiki Messe, 1993, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
 * Hotel Ravie Kawaryo, 1994, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan
 * Quasar, 1995, Berlin, Germany
 * Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography, 1995, Hoki, Tottori, Japan
 * Kirin Headquarters, 1995, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan (not existing)
 * Nagasaki Port Passenger Terminal, 1995, Nagasaki, Japan
 * Mihonoseki Sea Gakuen hometown Creation Museum Meteor Plaza, 1995, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
 * Hamada World Children's Museum, 1996, Hamada, Shimane, Japan
 * Minato Sakai Exchange Center, 1997, Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan
 * Sugawara Lifelong Learning (Social) Center, 1997, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
 * Kitanagoya Community Center, 1997, Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
 * Fuchu Community Center, 1998, Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan
 * Nose Myoken-san Worship Hall, 1998, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan
 * Higashi Honganji Reception Hall, 1998, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Wacoal Headquarters, 1998, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
 * Babelsberg fx. Center, 1999, Potsdam, Germany
 * Shikatsu Community Center, 2000 Shikatsu, Aichi, Japan
 * Black Pearl, 2002, Taipei, Taiwan
 * National Theatre Okinawa, 2003, Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
 * Tianjin Museum, 2004, Tianjin, China
 * Namba Hips, 2007, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
 * Bidzina Ivanishvili residence, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007
 * Formosa Boulevard Station of Kaohsiung MRT, 2008, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
 * Marumisangyo Headquarters, 2008, Nagoya, Japan
 * Shitennoji Gakuen Elementary School, 2009, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan
 * Doshisha International Institute, 2011, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan