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Hiroaki Kimura, Ph.D.GU, Hon FRIAS, Hon.Ph.D CMU

Hiroaki Kimura, Ph.D.GU, Hon FRIAS, Hon.Ph.D CMU

2020
Hon.Ph.D CMU,Honor of Ph.D of Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University
2019
Professor of Emeritus, Kyoto Institute of Technology.
2015
Hon.FRIAS, Honor of Fellows The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
2006
Professor of Kyoto Institute of Technology.
HIROAKI KIMURA + Ks Architects, made corporate.
2000
Professor of Dept. of Environmental Design, Kobe Design University.
1997
Associate Professor of Dept. of Environmental Design, Kobe Design University.
1986
Independently and moved office. Hiroaki Kimura/Ks Architects from present.
1983
Established Ks Architects at Osaka.
1979-82
Glasgow Art School and Glasgow University, Mackintosh School of Architecture. Admited M.Litt, Transfer to Ph.D, Ph.D Degree in 1982 by study of C.R.Mackintosh.
Born in Osaka.

Awards

2008
Architect Asian society ARCASIA AWARDS 2007-2008 fine work, "Steel Sheet Farmhouse & Teahouse"
2007
The 22th Kobe Street Spectacle Point Prize, "Kobe Shinsei Baptist Church"
2005
The 8th Kansai Architect Grand Prize, "Steel Sheet Farmhouse & Teahouse"
2004
The 19th Kobe Street Spectacle Point Prize, "KOBE SHICHIYA HALL"
2003
The 12th IRAKA（Roofing tile）Architectural contest fine work, "Ta house"
2000
Osaka Architectural contest Prize of Governor, "4 in 1"
1998
13th Federation of Architectural Associations Award for Encouragement Prize
1997
Osaka Architectural contest Prize of Governor, "N's ARK"
1996
IZUMOTSU NAGISA PUBLIC HOUSING competition fine work
1992
Osaka Architectural contest Prize of Governor, "Common City Hoshida Community Center"
1991
Osaka Architectural contest Prize of Setsu Watanabe, "U.S.FLAT"
1990
The 9th SD Revu construction work exhibition selecting, "Common City Hoshida Community Center"

Exhibition

2002
Possibility of steel - Endo shuhei + Kimura hiroaki
Site
Book Cellar Amus
2001
Housing Architects Exhibition
Site
Ashiya-shi
1998
Possibility of Architecture
Exhibit
4 in 1
Site
Osaka, Kobe
1997
Possibility of Architecture
Exhibit
3 in 1, N's ARK, 1/4 Circle
Site
Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe
1996
Architectural Independence
Exhibit
3 in 1 House, N's ARK
Site
Kyoto
1994
Architectural Independence
Exhibit
Hishiiwa H Project
Site
Kyoto
1993
GA JAPAN GJ LEAGUE '93
Exhibit
Hishiiwa H Project
Site
Tokyo
1993
J.I.A. “Tradition and Contemporary” EXHIBITION
Exhibit
Manner and Architecture
Site
Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto
1992
Architectural Design Conference 1992 in Kumamoto,100 Contemporary Architects
Exhibit
Changing Face of Publicness
Site
Kumamoto, Tokyo
1991
CITY OF YUJO EXHIBITION
Exhibit
Complex City
Site
Osaka, Tokyo
1990
SD REVIEW 1990
Exhibit
Common City Hoshida Community Center
Site
Tokyo, Osaka, Kanazawa

Achievement

SU House
SU House
Date
2021.02-2022.12
Location
Ashiya-shi, Hyogo
Floor Area
60sqm (Renovated Area)
N Nursery
N Nursery
Date
2018.11-2019.03
Location
Higashi-oumi-shi,Shiga
Floor Area
116.8sqm
Japanese archery place of Shiga University
Japanese archery place of Shiga University
Date
2013.06-2015.03
Location
Hikone-shi,Shiga
Floor Area
190.65sqm

Docomo Shop Nagahama / Notogawa
Date
2010.10-2012.02 / 2014.05-2015.09
Location
Nagahama-shi,Shiga / Higashi-oumi-shi,Shiga
T House
T House
Date
2015.01-2015.12
Location
Ashiya-shi, Hyogo
Floor Area
renovated area 54sqm
I House
I House
Date
2013.06-2014.07
Location
Minoo-shi, Osaka
Floor Area
135.40
Machiya of Arts & Crafts
Machiya of Arts & Crafts
Date
2010.04-2012.02
Location
Tkakasago, Hyogo
Floor Area
142.44sqm
YO House
YO House
Date
2010.09-12
Location
Kobe, Hyogo
Floor Area
Renovated area 80sqm
TU House
TU House
Date
2009.08-2010.11
Location
Sumoto, Hyogo
Floor Area
renovated area 124sqm
Steel Wall
Steel Wall
Date
2011.01.21
Location
Kobe, Hyogo
Floor Area
110.96sqm
Kyoto Institute of Technology '60th Anniversary Hall'
Kyoto Institute of Technology '60th Anniversary Hall'
Date
2009.04-2010.03
Location
Matsugasaki,Sakyo-ku,Kyoto
Steel Truss
Steel Truss
Date
2006.09-2009.04
Location
Ikoma-shi,Nara
Floor Area
147.49sqm
Open Terrace
Open Terrace
Date
2003.11-2009.04
Location
Higashinada-ku,Kobe
Floor Area
235.34sqm

Ya House
Date
2006.09-
Location
Ikoma-shi, Nara
Floor Area
147.49sqm
Docomo Shop Hikone
Docomo Shop Hikone
Date
2006.06-07.05 / 2010.10-2012.02 / 2014.05-2015.09
Location
Hikone-shi, Shiga
Floor Area
405.56sqm

Yamamoto Planning
Date
2006.12-07.12
Location
Minami-ku, Kyoto
Floor Area
405.56sqm
KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY,SCHOOL OF PROGRESSIVE ARTS
KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY,SCHOOL OF PROGRESSIVE ARTS
Date
2006.03
KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY,YOSHITAKE HALL
KOBE DESIGN UNIVERSITY,YOSHITAKE HALL
Date
2005.05
Float House
Float House
Date
2005.05-06.09
Location
Gobo-shi, Wakayama
Floor Area
231.98sqm
TOWER HOUSE
TOWER HOUSE
Date
2005.04-06.01
Location
Nagahama-shi, Shiga
Floor Area
139.92sqm
Kobe Shinsei Baptist Church
Kobe Shinsei Baptist Church
Date
2004.09-05.01
Location
Higashinada-ku, kobe
Floor Area
165.29sqm

Osaka prefectural housing project
Date
2004.08-0701
Location
Kishiwada, Osaka
Floor Area
2696.49㎡
Steel sheet Farmhouse
Steel sheet Farmhouse
Date
2004.02-04.11
Location
Osaka
Floor Area
176sqm
Steel Sheet Teahouse
Steel Sheet Teahouse
Date
2004.02-04.11
Location
Osaka

O House
Date
2003.10-
Location
Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Floor Area
217.07sqm
KOBE SHICHIYA HALL
KOBE SHICHIYA HALL
Date
2003.05-04.03
Location
Chuo-ku, Kobe
Floor Area
419.26sqm
Mo House
Mo House
Date
2001.10-02.04
Location
Chuo-ku, Kobe
Floor Area
120.05sqm
WAGON - IU Building -
WAGON - IU Building -
Date
2001.02-02.05
Location
Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
189.8sqm

Nankai Kumatori-Tsubasagaoka Houses
Date
1999.11-2001.01
Location
Sennan-shi, Osaka
Floor Area
87sqm, 137sqm, 141sqm

Garden House
Date
199.10-2000.12
Location
Ashiya-shi, Hyogo
Floor Area
291.4sqm

Book cellar amus
Date
1999.06-99.08
Location
Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
100sqm
Ni House
Ni House
Date
1999.05-2000.12
Location
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Floor Area
114.4sqm

LIBERTY STYLE EXHIBITION
Date
1999.03-2000.07

Kurakuen C-1, B-2, D-6 PROJECTS
Date
1999.01-
Location
Goban-cho, Kurakuen, Nishinomiya-shi
Floor Area
B-2: 177sqm, C-1: 146sqm, D-6: 202sqm

NAKASENDO ANDO HIROSHIGE MUSEUM
Date
1999.01
Location
Ena-shi, Gifu

Sa House
Date
1998.05-2000.04
Location
Kido, Shiga-cho, Shiga-gun
Floor Area
327sqm

Glasgow School of Art Collection & Hida Takayama Museum of Art Collection
Date
1998.04-98.06
Location
Hida Takayama Museum of Art
4 in 1 - Concordia Ashiya
4 in 1 - Concordia Ashiya
Date
1998.04-2000.02
Location
Ohmasu-cho, Ashiya
Floor Area
470sqm
Ta House
Ta House
Date
1998.04-2000.03
Location
Shimo-Kawara, Tatuno-cho, Ibo-gun
Floor Area
198.53sqm

Tuna Art Museum PROJECT
Date
1997.05
Location
Tuna-cho, Tuna, Hyogo

KURAKUEN E-8 PROJECT
Date
1997.04
Location
Goban-cho, Kurakuen, Nisinomiyashi
Floor Area
227sqm

Terauchi Dental Clinic PROJECT
Date
1997.02
Location
Sakaemachi, Sumoto, Hyogo
Floor Area
239sqm

Minami-Ruyahama Danchi B area construction office
Date
1996.05-98.03
Location
Hamakaze-cho, Ashiya
Floor Area
548sqm
1/4 Circle House
1/4 Circle House
Date
1996.04-97.07
Location
Hikarigaoka, Takarazuka
Floor Area
160sqm

Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstatte EXHIBITION
Date
1996.03-96.08
Location
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

IZUMIOTSU NAGISA PUBLIC HOUSING
Date
1996.03
Location
Izumiotsu-shi, Osaka
Glider House / KURAKUEN G-9
Glider House / KURAKUEN G-9
Date
1992.02-98.07
Location
Goban-cho, Kurakuen, Nisinomiyashi
Floor Area
238sqm

K.S.V.N.PROJECT
Date
1995.08
Location
Naniwa-ku, Osaka

OHNO RESIDENCE
Date
1995.05-98.04
Location
Rokurokusou, Ashiya
Floor Area
448sqm

PALAIS CHER Mukonoso
Date
1995.03-96.12
Location
Mukonoso, Amagasaki
Floor Area
1958sqm

OHMIHACHIMAN MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
Date
1994.12
Location
Ohmihachiman-shi, Shiga

KAWAKITA CINEMA-MEMORIAL HALL PROJECT
Date
1994.06
Location
Kamakura-shi
Floor Area
1994.06

Gallery Interform Tokyo Shop
Date
1994.05-94.07
Location
Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Floor Area
80sqm

TWIN HOUSE
Date
1994.01-96.05
Location
Mukonoso, Amagasaki
Floor Area
904sqm
3 in 1 House
3 in 1 House
Date
1994.01-95.08
Location
Sakuradani-cho, Nishinomiya
Floor Area
256sqm
Residence Album (After 1996)
Residence Album (After 1996)

Docomo Shop Series
Date
2011.10
Architecture Album Before 1995
Architecture Album Before 1995
Floor Area
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Interior Album
Interior Album

A House
Date
1994.01-95.03
Location
Matsue-Kita, Wakayama
Floor Area
131sqm

N House
Date
1993.12-95.06
Location
Kunokidai, Osaka
Floor Area
106sqm

PALAIS Koyaikekoen I, II
Date
1993.09-95.01
Location
Nakanohigashi, Itami
Floor Area
6,700sqm

NIIGATA CONVENTION HALL
Date
1993.02

Hishiiwa H PROJECT
Date
1993.01
Location
Gion, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Floor Area
718sqm

Europe, Beginning and End EXHIBITION
Date
1993.01-93.07
Location
Isetan Museum, Tokyo

SQUATTER
Date
1992.11-93.04
Location
Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
46sqm

YAKULT APARTMENTS FOR BACHELORS
Date
1992.11

KOSHINOKANRO Y FACTORY
Date
1992.05-93.07
Location
Asahi-Cho, Fukui
Floor Area
806sqm

KOBE KARIGUCHI COMMUNITY CENTER
Date
1992.04

SEA HOUSE PROJECT
Date
1992.04
Location
Akashi, Hyogo
Floor Area
189sqm

NARA CITY HALL
Date
1991.12

TWIN-COURT
Date
1991.06-93.02
Location
Koshienhamada-cho, Nishinomiya
Floor Area
1,348sqm

N HOUSE PROJECT (MACHINE HOUSE)
Date
1991.06
Location
Nishinomiya, Hyogo
Floor Area
72sqm

NISHIKI 3-CHOME ASSEMBLY HALL
Date
1990.12-92.03
Location
Nishikinohama, Osaka
Floor Area
84sqm

MEGAMIYAMA TH RESIDENCE
Date
1990.10-92.02
Location
Koyoen, Megamiyama-cho, Noshinomiya
Floor Area
306sqm

F COTTAGE
Date
1990.08-92.09
Location
Shinano-cho, Kamimizuuchi-gun, Nagano
Floor Area
88sqm

SOREIR OTSUKADAI
Date
1990.03-91.09
Location
Otsukadai, Nishi-ku, Kobe
Floor Area
702sqm

ROSENKAVARIER
Date
1989.10-90.04
Location
Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Floor Area
51sqm

YOTSUBASHI CLINIC
Date
1989.06-91.03
Location
Osaka
Floor Area
439sqm

INTERFORM EXHIBITION BOOTH INTERNATIONAL GIFTSHOW '89,'90,'91
Date
4988.12-91.02
Location
Harumi Exhibition Center, Tokyo
Floor Area
936sqm

U.S.FLAT
Date
1988.10-90.04
Location
Kitaeguchi, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
790sqm

WILLIAM MORRIS EXHIBITION
Date
1988.09-89.03
Location
Isetan Museum, Tokyo

Common City Hoshida Community Center
Date
1988.06-91.04
Location
Hoshida, Katano, Osaka
Floor Area
1,215sqm

Lattice - Honmachi Stepnow Imanishi V
Date
198803-89.10
Location
Kawaramachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
62sqm

ART NOUVEAU EXHIBITION
Date
1988.03-89.01
Location
Daimaru Museum, Osaka

KODAMA STUDIO
Date
1988.01-88.10
Location
Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara
Floor Area
85sqm

SOSEI(METAMORPHOSIS) -Tsukaguchi Stepnow Imanishi III
Date
1987.10-89.07
Location
Tsukaguchi-cho, Amagasaki
Floor Area
3,022sqm

HOUSE OF LABYRINTH　 (NAKAJI RESIDENCE)
Date
1987.09-91.03
Location
Okuike-cho, Ashiya
Floor Area
392sqm

TOKI NO FUNE (FOREST BUILDING)
Date
1986.11-87.09
Location
Morishoji, Asahi-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
293sqm

Aluminum Table and Dresser, Mirror
Date
1986.01
Location
Funiture

JACA ILLUSTRATION '86
Date
1986.05-86.10
Location
Isetan Museum, Tokyo

CARD SHOP MESSAGE STATION
Date
1986.01-86.05
Location
Yokobori, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Floor Area
113sqm

JACA ILLUSTRATION '85
Date
1985.11-86.02
Location
Keihan Gallery, Osaka

CAFE BYAKUREN
Date
1985.06-85.08
Location
Higashiyodogawa-ku,Osaka
Floor Area
27sqm

SHIN-SHIN BUILDING
Date
1984.05-85.07
Location
Aikawa,HIgasiyodogawa-ku,Osaka
Floor Area
530sqm

MACKINTOSH EXHIBITION
Date
1984.05-86.03
Location
Isetan Museum,Tokyo

Replica of 3 Wall Paper by C.R.Mackintosh
Date
1984.05

Replica of Writing Desk and Chair by C.R.Mackintosh
Date
1984.03

SQUARE YARD
Date
1982.08-84.08
Floor Area
900sqm

REVIVING FURNITURE - Candle Stand ,Side Table ,Light Stand
Date
1982.01

G.S.A. JANITOR'S HOUSE
Date
1982.01
Floor Area
100sqm