Shin Takamatsu
# 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

* 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
* Shōji Ueda Museum of Photography, Hōki, Tottori
* National Theater, Okinawa
* Nose Myoken-san Temple, Kawanishi, Hyogo
* Bidzina Ivanishvili business center, Tbilisi
