1948 Born in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
1971 Bachelor of architecture, Kyoto University, Japan
1980 Ph.D.,Kyoto University, Japan
Established SHIN TAKAMATSU ARCHITECT AND ASSOCIATES
1988 Established TAKAMATSU PLANNING OFFICE
1989 Annual Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan
1993 Established TAKAMATSU + LAHYANI ARCHITECTS ASSOCIATES GmbH in Berlin
1994 Kyoto Prefecture Meritorious Cultural Service Award
1995 American Institute of Architects Honorary Fellow
1996 Education Minister's Art Encouragement Prize
Bund Deutscher Architekten Honorary Member