1934 Born in Aichi Prefecture
1957 Graduated Kyoto University, Department of Architecture, B/Arch.
1964 Completed Dr./Arch. Course, Tokyo University
1965 Takamura Kotaro design Award for the National Children's Land
1978 Mainichi Art Award for the National Ethnological Museum, Osaka
1986 Gold Medal from Academy of Architecture, France
1988 Richard Neutra Award from Cal State Polytechnic University, U.S.A.
1989 Grand Pris with Gold Medal at "The Fifth World Biennale of Architecture"
in Sofia, Bulgaria
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from Le Ministère de la
Culture, France
1990 1990 Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan for Hiroshima City Museum
of Contemporary Art
1992 Prize of Japan Art Academy for Nara City Museum of Photography