Hiroshi Naito Explained

is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is Professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and President of Tama Art University^[1]

Life and career

Naito was born in 1950 in Yokohama, Japan. He received a M.Arch from Graduate School of Waseda University. He was chief architect at Fernand Higueras in Madrid, Spain, from 1976 to 1978, and worked at Kikutake Architects in Tokyo from 1979 to 1981. Naito established Naito Architect & Associates in 1981.

Naito designed a "dog cooler" for Spitz.^[2]

Works

• Toba Sea-Folk Museum, Toba, Mie, 1992
• Chihiro Art Museum, Azumino, Nagano, 1993 and 1993–97
• Autopolois Art Museum, Hita, Oita, 1993
• Fishing Museum, Shima, 1994
• Wohn- und Atelierhaus, 1995 and 1997
• Ushibuka Fisherman's Wharf, Amakusa, Kumamoto, 1997
• Makino Botanical Garden main building and exhibition building, 1999
• Koga Municipal Park visitor center, Koga, Ibaraki, 1999
• Botanisches Museum, 2000
• Bashamichi Station, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2004
• Shimane Arts Center, Masuda, Shimane, 2005
• Bethlehem Library, Medellin, Colombia, 2008^[3]
• Hyūgashi Station, Hyūga, Miyazaki, 2008
• Kōchi Station, Kōchi, Kōchi, 2009
• Asahikawa Station, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 2011

References

Notes

Further reading

• Hiroshi Naito
• NAITO, Yoshida, Nobuyuki, Japan Architect #46: Hiroshi Naito, A Special edition devoted to the some 20 years of his career, Publisher: Japan Architect. Year: 2002, Tokyo,, Book Id: 50431

External links

• Naito Architect & Associates

Notes and References

1. Web site: 学長の交代について | 多摩美術大学 アクティビティニュース . 9 February 2023 .
2. http://architecturefordogs.com/architectures/hiroshi-naito/ Architecture for dogs
3. Book: Manuela Agudo Catalán. El romanticismo en Aragón (1838-1854): literatura, prensa y sociedad. 14 August 2013. 2008. Universidad de Zaragoza. 978-84-7733-137-7. 102–.