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TAKADA, Suguru Professor

TAKADA, Suguru Professor

Affiliation:

Center for Meta-Learning

Research Fields

Architectural design, urban planning, product design

Academic Background

Tokyo University of the Arts

Degree

Master of Fine Arts, First-class architect

Message for Students

"Be honest with yourself and don't lie to yourself." This is quite difficult. Don't hide or be afraid of what you don't know or can't do now. Work hard with a spirit of constant evolution and soar high as designers who will lead the next generation!

Research Contents

https://suguru-takada.com/
We practice cross-disciplinary “manufacturing” that is not bound by existing categories, including architectural design, space design, landscape design, installation, construction development, urban development, product design, graphic design, branding, and art direction.

Attractive Factors of My Research

Design is about “creating the future.” We are not gods, so what we can do is to try and error to get even a little closer to a better future. We thoroughly research the subject and, through the function that is ourselves, bring “new values” into the world. I would like to convey the dynamism of this series of processes to younger generations who aspire to be designers.

Achievements

  • Grand Prize in the Hakodate Station Front City Land Development Project Proposal
  • Special Prize in the 16th Wood Utilization Competition
  • Best Proposal in the Hakodate Station Square Illumination Project Proposal
  • 21st Urban Landscape Award
  • Excellence Award in the 2023 Wood Utilization Excellence Facility Competition
  • 36th Hokkaido Red Brick Architecture Encouragement Award

Major Books and Papers

  • TAKADA Suguru: Is Architecture Always “Co-Creation”?((Journal of the Japanese Society for the Science of Design, Special Issue on the Society for the Science of Design Research, Vol. 26, No. 2)
  • TAKADA Suguru, SASATANI Masamichi, MIYAHARA Hisato: Haruki Co., Ltd. Office Building (Architectural Institute of Japan 2026 Selections)