Takaharu Tezuka

Lecturer

Takaharu Tezuka is President of Tezuka Architects, founded in 1994 wih Yui Tezuka. Takaharu and Yui Tezuka have extensive experience designing spaces for children, such as Fuji Kindergarten, which was named the best school in the world by OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and UNESCO. They recently received the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture from UNESCO. Takaharu’s TED Talk recorded 7th in the world for the number of views in 2015. They also received domestic prizes such as Architectural Institution of Japan Prize, The Japan Institute of Architects Prize, Good Design Award Gold Prize, and children’s Environment Association Prize. While their activity is based on architectural design, they hold lectures all over the world, receiving offers from OECD. Their theory on children’s environment is published as the "Yellowbook" from Harvard University.

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1964, Takaharu Tezuka studied architecture at Musashi Institute of Technology and at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went to London where spent four years with the Richard Rogers Partnership. He has been a Professor at Tokyo City University since 2009, and previously was Associate Professor at Musahi Institute of Technology.

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Tezuka Architects TED Talk by Takaharu Tezuka: "The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen"

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