Shin Takamatsu

Shin Takamatsu (born August 5, 1948 in Nima, Shimane) is a Japanese architect. After obtaining his PhD from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 1980, he held various academic positions: lecturer at Osaka University of Arts in 1981, associate professor at Kyoto Seika University in 1987, professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1997 and professor emeritus at Kyoto University in 2013. Takamatsu's futuristic designs often incorporate anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.

Notable projects Komakinetei, 1977, Hyogo Prefecture, Takarazuka, Japan Kido clinic, 1978, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Yamamoto Atelier, 1978, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Hubei electric second companies shop, 1978, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Ichon dyeing factory building, 1979, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Yamaguchi photo studio, 1980, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan Sasaki confectionery, 1978, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Origin I, 1981, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Shugakuin house I, 1981, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Shimogamo house, 1982, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Saifukuji Temple, 1982, Kani, Gifu, Japan Miyahara House, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Yoshida House, 1982, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Origin II, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Terada of house, 1983, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan Ark Nishina dental clinic, 1983, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan Waterworks bureau staff's house, 1983, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan Pharaoh dental clinic, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan Garden, 1984, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Kyoto traditional craft Expo Theme Pavilion, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Dance Hall, 1984, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Naka-ku, Japan Shugakuin house II, 1985, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Week, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Ogura Flats, 1986, Uji, Kyoto, Japan Miyata House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan Matsui House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan Zach, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan Mon, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan School, 1986, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan Origin III, 1986, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Unagidani Ining'23, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Gazon-E, 1987, Moriyama, Shiga, Japan Cube Minamimukonoso, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Cube AMX, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan '87 World castle Expo venue, 1987, Shiga Prefecture Hikone, Japan (not existing) Maruhigashi Gion building, 1987, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan MK Oil Higashigojo gas station, 1987, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan Kirin Plaza, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan (not existing) Kitayama Ining'23, 1987, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Orphe, 1987, Nishio, Aichi, Japan Yodoyabashi Imanishi Bill 3, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Auberge, 1987, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Tatoo, 1989, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Station MK, 1989, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan Strawberries and main building, 1989, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan (not existing) Solaris, 1990, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture SYNTAX, 1990, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Nima Sand Museum, 1990, Oda, Shimane, Japan Imanishi Motoakasaka, 1991, Minato, Tokyo, Japan Earth Tech char sub-one, 1991, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Ueno Green Club, 1992, Taito, Tokyo, Japan Octagon, 1992, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan ORC Project, 1992, (not realized) Kunibiki Messe hall, Shimane, 1993 Shimane Prefectural Industrial Exchange Hall Kunibiki Messe, 1993, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan Hotel Ravie Kawaryo, 1994, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan Quasar, 1995, Berlin, Germany Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography, 1995, Hoki, Tottori, Japan Kirin Headquarters, 1995, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan (not existing) Nagasaki Port Passenger Terminal, 1995, Nagasaki, Japan Mihonoseki Sea Gakuen hometown Creation Museum Meteor Plaza, 1995, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan Hamada World Children's Museum, 1996, Hamada, Shimane, Japan Minato Sakai Exchange Center, 1997, Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan Sugawara Lifelong Learning (Social) Center, 1997, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan Kitanagoya Community Center, 1997, Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Fuchu Community Center, 1998, Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan Nose Myoken-san Worship Hall, 1998, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan Higashi Honganji Reception Hall, 1998, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Wacoal Headquarters, 1998, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan Babelsberg fx. Center, 1999, Potsdam, Germany Shikatsu Community Center, 2000 Shikatsu, Aichi, Japan Black Pearl, 2002, Taipei, Taiwan National Theatre Okinawa, 2003, Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan Tianjin Museum, 2004, Tianjin, China Namba Hips, 2007, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Bidzina Ivanishvili residence, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007 Formosa Boulevard Station of Kaohsiung MRT, 2008, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Marumisangyo Headquarters, 2008, Nagoya, Japan Shitennoji Gakuen Elementary School, 2009, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan Doshisha International Institute, 2011, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan