Born in Osaka (1971), after
completing the postgraduate course at the Graduate School of
Engineering at Kyoto University in 1997,
Hirata was employed from
1997-2005 at Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects.
Under Ito, Hirata worked on
projects including the Sendai Mediatheque (execution
design), Miyagi; Aluminum House in Sakurajosui, Tokyo;
“Forum for Music, Dance and Visual Culture”, Gent and TOD’S
Omotesando Building, Tokyo.
In 2005, Hiratata established
Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office in Tokyo.
Specially-appointed associate professor at Tohoku
University.
Part time lecturer at Kyoto University and
Tokyo University. |
