DANS CEO
Architect, Designer, Business consultant
MA in Architecture at Tokyo National University of Arts
BEng in Architecture at Tokyo University of Science
1968 | Born in Tokyo. |
1993 | Awarded full scholarship by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy. Moved to Italy. Worked as an assistant at Department of Architecture in the Politecnico di Milano (Science and Technology University) |
1996 | Offered a place at Studio Mario Bellini and participated in product design, architectural and interior design. |
2000 | Appointed as member of the board of directors at Studio Mario Bellini. Involved in management of the company and client management. |
2004 | Established his own consultancy company “Triumph Design and Consulting Co., Ltd.” |
2011 | Established the company in Italy “Triumph Design Resource s.r.l” |
2013 | Established the project consultancy company “DANS INC” with Nobuyuki Idei, ex CEO of Sony. |
2014 | He works mainly in Milan and Tokyo as CEO of both companies, "DANS and Triumph " |
Awards: Good Design Award (Japan), JWDA Web Design Award (Japan), Reddot Design Award (Germany)
DANS CSO
Architect, Executive Vice President DANS INC, Member of Japan Association of Corporate Executives
1993 | Joined Plantech General Planning Office, Inc. appointed as Director. |
2006 | Plantech Consulting, Inc. appointed as President. |
2012 | Plantech Associates, Inc. appointed as Executive Vice President. |
Major Achievement
2003 | Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C. new south building (design and supervision) Received the Good Design Award in 2005. |
2006 | Sony Corporation, Sony City Headquarters (design and supervision) Won the Good Design Award in 2007. |
2011 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, New Construction of Shonan Research Center (Design and Supervision). |
2012 | Japan Institute of Architects, Excellent Architecture Award |
2015 | Fujita Health University Reorganization project, Toyoake/Bantane/Shichiguri/Okazaki |
Awards: Good Design Award, BCS Awards (Special Award), SDA Awards (Award of Excellence), Japan Institute of Architects Award of Excellence, Japan Society of Seismic Isolation Structure Association Award, The Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineering of Japan Awards (Technical Award), IIDA (International Illumination Design Awards) IES: Illumination Engineering Society of North American Award of Merit, the Eco-Bild Award, Association of Railway Architects Award, BELCA Award (Best Renovation Category), Osaka Urban Landscape Architecture Award (Osaka Machinami Awards) Special Jury Award, Good Lighting Award ( the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan).
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