He has been invited several times by the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Marseille to lead workshops on the entries to Calanques National Park. He earned a master’s degree in architecture from Waseda University in 1992 and he founded his Architects Atelier in 1995. He is the winner of the Award for Emerging Architecture in 2010, the World Culture Building in 2011, and the International Architecture Awards in 2016.