Kentaro Yamazaki

Kentaro Yamazaki, who represents director/chief architect, was born in Chiba in 1976. He graduated from Kogakuin University with M.A. in 2002 and worked as an architect and engineer in Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers. In 2008, the architectural design company Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop was founded and lectures were held in universities, including Tokyo University of Science lecture, Meiji University lecture, Tokyo Metropolitan University lecture, Waseda University lecture, etc. The company is also the recipient of several national and international accolades. “We believe that the true meaning of architecture is not only a portion of society but also something that should strive to become a part of our daily life. With this in mind, we believe that good architecture is more than simply stimulating, it should also express a certain type of spontaneity.”