AIJ Prizes 2006

The Grand Prize of AIJ 2006
Grand prizes are presented to individual members whose achievements contribute to the advancement of architecture and building engineering.

A long time contribution to Japanese architecture by structural design activities
KIMURA Toshihiko

Foundation and Development of Ergonomics in Architecture and Interior Planning, and Dissemination of Wood Culture in Art and Architecture
KOHARA Jirou

Contribution to Research, Education and Development of Architectural Environment Engineering
MATSUURA Kunio

The Prize of AIJ 2006
The prizes of AIJ are presented to individual members for remarkable achievements made in the categories of research theses, architectural design, building engineering and specific contributions in architecture (e.g., town development, preservation of old architecture, technical development).

Research Theses Division

A Historical Study of the Structure of Traditional Japanese Town Houses in the Modern and pre-Modern eras
OBA Osamu, Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University

A Series of Research on Building Indoor Climate and Environmental Design for Offices
KOHRI Kimiko, Associate Professor, Utsunomiya University

Papers on Strength and Ductility of Reinforced Concrete or Steel Reinforced Concrete Structures
SHOHARA Ryoichi, Senior Chief Engineer, Building Technology Department, Shimizu Corporation

Urban Building Environment Theories on Modeling of Human-Environmental-Social Systems
TANIMOTO Jun, Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kyushu University

A series of studies on fracture and deformation capacity of beam-to-column welded connections in steel structures
NAKAGOMI Tadao, Professor, Department of Architecture Faculty of Engineering Shinshu University

A Study on Evaluation Method of Contact Sensation for Building Finishing Materials
MATSUI Isamu, Professor, Dept. of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon Univ.

Study on the Early Modern History of Urban Space in Japan
MIYAMOTO Masaaki, Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University

Study on nonlinear soil-pile foundation interaction and seismic performance evaluation of pile foundation
MIYAMOTO Yuji, General Manager, Kobori Research Complex Research & Technology Division, Kajima Corporation

Sirial Studies on Facility Planning Methods Using Mathematical Programming
MUNEMOTO Junzo, Professor, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, KYOTO UNIVERSITY

Building system design for better sustainability
TOMONARI Yashiro, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

Architectural Design Division

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
SEJIMA Kazuyo, Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA
NISHIZAWA Ryue, Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA

SAKURA HALL KITAKAMI ARTS CENTER
NOGUCHI Hideyo, General Manager, Architectural Design Division, KUME SEKKEI Co.Ltd.

Photo:KOBAYASHI Kenji Photograph Office
Tomihiro Art Museum
YOKOMIZO Makoto, aat+makoto yokomizo, architects Inc.

Photo:OHNO Shigeru

Building Engineering Division

Air Conditioning Systems for Data Centers
UEKUSA Tsuneo, Senior Manager, Research and Development Headquarters, NTT FACILITIES, INC.
WARAGAI Shisei, Senior Research Engineer, Research and Development Headquarters, NTT FACILITIES, INC.
KISHITA Manabu, Senior Research Engineer, Research and Development Headquarters, NTT FACILITIES, INC.
The technology of the glass curtainwall of the skyscraper - The glass curtainwall with glass stiffening fins of the Izumi Garden Tower which was realized by the engineering support -
SAKURAI Kiyoshi, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER OF THE BOARD, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD.
KEII Michio, GENERAL MANAGER STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DEPT., NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD.
NOHARA Fumio, GENERAL MANAGER MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL PLANNING GROUP, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD.
MURATA Osamu, PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD.
YOKOTA Teruo, PRINCIPAL, YOKOTA ARCHITECTURAL ENVELOPE SYSTEMS RESEACH STUDIO
GAI Shinichiro, ASSOCIATE CHIEF EGINEER, ARCHITECTURAL GLASS DEPT. FOR PROJECT, NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO.,LTD
Development of an eccentric rotor type production system for high quality recycled aggregates
YONEZAWA Toshio, General Manager, Construction Technology Department, Takenaka Research & Development Institute
YANAGIBASHI Kunio, Chief Researcher, Advanced Technology Department, Takenaka Research & Development Institute

Specific Contributions Division

Housing and community nurturing which cultivates humanity and human links
ENDOH Yasuhiro, Professor, Graduate School of Aichi Sangyo University
Reborn through Renovation of the Osaka Municipal Central Public Hall
The Osaka Municipal Central Public Hall
Osaka City Housing and Building Bureau, Municipal Facility Maintenance Division
The Committee on the Reborn through Renovation of the Central Public Hall
Sakakura, Hirata, Aoyama, Shinnissetsu Architects & Engineers Joint Venture
Shimizu Nishimatsu Daitetsu Joint Venture
The Restoration of Ozu-jo Castle Tower by citizenfs participation
Ozu-city
NOMURA Katsumi, Inami Architects with Traditional Method Building
HUJIKAWA Shunsuke, PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR, MISYUKU-KOBO ARCHITECTSUASSOCIATES
MAEKAWA Yasushi, Representative Director, Maekawa Architectural Research Institute
CHIKURINSYA Architectural Institute
Various Activities as to Secure The Reliability of Steel Building Frame Quality.
HASHIMOTO Atsuhide, Professor, Chiba Institute of Technology Faculty of EngineeringDArchitecture & Civil Eng. Dept.

Encouragement Prize of AIJ 2006
Encouragement prizes are presented for excellent research done by regular members under 40 years old.

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The purchase and the transfer of foreign architectural books former owned by Kaitakushi A study on foreign architectural books former owned by Kaitakushi Part 1
IKEGAMI Shigeyasu, Research Associate, Hokkaido University

Restoring Force Characteristics of R/C Columns with High Strength Concrete and Steel under Axial Tension Force
ISHIKAWA Yuji, Chief Researcher, Takenaka Corporation Research & Development Construction Technology Research Department Structural engineering section

SIMPLIFIED DESIGN METHOD FOR AIR-BASED SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM
KITANO Hiroaki, Research associate, Mie University

Dynamic Buckling Behavior of Single Layer Lattice Domes under Horizontal Single Pulse Waves
KUMAGAI Tomohiko, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

A STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN CONFERENCE TOOLS BY INTEGRATING GOAL IMAGE -DEVELOPMENT OF THE METHOD FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN CONFERENCE BY MEANS OF THE REBUILDING DESIGN GAME-
SHIMURA Hideaki, Associate Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology

Study on urban surface heat budget of summer night
TAKEBAYASHI Hideki, Research Associate, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University

REUTILIZATION TO NON-DWELLING FUNCTIONS OF THE AMERICAN STYLE HOUSINGS IN OKINAWA
TANOUE Kenichi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University

Creep behavior of high-strength concrete in early age under variable load
HAGIHARA Shinji, Japan Testing Center for Construction Materials, Central Laboratory, General Testing Division, Environmental Group

'EQUI-READABILITY SURFACE' OF THREE VISUAL FACTORS CORRESPONDING TO VARIOUS DESIGN LEVEL ABOUT READABILITY OF DOCUMENTS
HARA Naoya, Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University

FIBER MODELING ANALYSIS FOR CYCLIC FLEXURE/SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF RC COLUMNS RETROFITTED BY PRE-TENSIONED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL BARS
Mehdi BANAZADEH, Research Engineer Oil Industries Engineering & Construction Co., and Lecturer ,Amirkabir University of Technology

An Analysis of "Kyoto-fu Koshaji Kenchiku Chosa Hokoku (Kyoto ancient shrines' and temples' architecture survey report)" made by Matsumuro Shigemitsu
YAMAZAKI Mikihiro, Lecturer, College of Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Studies on the environment for the people with dementia and the changing from continuous point of view
Yan Shuang, Associate Professor, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University

Strong Bichromy in Pistoia - Study on polychromism in the late medieval religious architecture in Tuscany Vol.III
YOSHIDA Kasumi, Studio Associato Secchi-Vigano (Milano, ITALY)

LAND OWNERSHIP OF UN-URBANIZED HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENTS PERMITTED BY OLD HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENT LAW - A CASE OF SR DISTRICT IN TSUKUBA CITY -
YOSHIDA Tomohiko, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of System and Information Engineering University of Tsukuba

HYSTERESIS MODEL FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS AND COLUMNS SUBJECTED TO SHEAR FAILURE AFTER FLEXURAL YIELDING
WATANABE Hideyoshi, Senior Research Engineer, Technology Center, Building Engineering Research Institute, Taisei Corporation

Annual Architectural Design Commendation 2006
Annual architectural Design commendations are presented for excellent architectural designs selected from the "Selected Architectural Designs of the Architectural Institute of Japan."

THE CLUB HOUSE OF THE INDUSTRY CLUB OF JAPAN MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST AND BANKING BLDG.
IWAI Mitsuo, Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Jisho sekkei Inc.
INADA Tatsuo, General Manager, echnology & Research Department, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
KANO Hirokazu, General Manager, Design Department, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
SATO Kazukiyo, General Manager, Urban Planning & Design Department, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
NOMURA Kazunori, Senior Architect, Design Department, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
IMAEDA Ryoichi, Nagoya Branch Manager, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.

Photo:KAWASUMI ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPH OFFICE
Tsukushi-no-oka Crematorium
ENDO Shuhei, SHUHEI ENDO Architect Institute

Photo:MATSUMURA Yoshiharu
Moerenuma Park Glass Pyramid
KAWAMURA Junichi, CEO, Atchitect 5
HORIKOSHI Hidetsugu, PROFESSOR, SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ,HORIKOSHI HIDETSUGU / ARCHITECT 5
MATSUOKA Takeo, Professor, THE UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE

Photo:MURAI Osamu
The "food and agriculture" museum, Tokyo University of agriculture
KUMA Kengo, KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES

Photo:FUJITSUKA Mitsumasa
F U K U N O - H O U S E
HAMADA Osamu, Osamu Hamada Architect & associates.

Photo:UCHIYAMA Syouichi
KAZAWA INFORMATION CENTER & PATH IN THE WOODS JOSHINfETSU KOGEN NATIONAL PARK KAZAWA NATURE TRAILS
HIRAKURA Naoko, NAOKO HIRAKURA ARCHITECT & ASSOCIATES

Photo:HORIUCHI Koji
NAGOYA C OFFICE BUILDING
FUKUSHIMA Katsuya, FT ARCHITECTS
TOMINAGA Hiroko, FT ARCHITECTS

Photo:SHINKENCHIKU-SHA
DOUBLE FACES ARCHITECTURE
FURUICHI Tetsuo, FURUICHI & Associates

Photo:ITO Hiroshi
JODOSHU CHOKOKUIN
MIYAZAKI Hiroshi, Representative, Plants Associates Inc.

Photo:KITAJIMA Toshiharu
SUGINAMI HOUSE
MURAKAMI Minako, KEIKAKU-KOBO Inc.

Photo:ARAI Masao
Jiji Press Building
Group Leader, DESIGN, KAJIMA

Photo:SHIMIZU Yukio
OSHIHARA ELEMENTARY SCOOL
YAMAMOTO Kenji, KUME SEKKEI
ITO Akihiko, KUME SEKKEI
KIZU Junpei, KUME SEKKEI
NAGASAWA Satoru, Professor, Toyo University

Photo:SS TOKYO UCHIYAMA Masato

The Appreciation Prize of AIJ 2006
Appreciation prizes are presented to non-members for excellent contributions to architecture.

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The Contribution to the Architectural Culture by the Study of Mediance and Sustainability in Japanese Habitation

Augustin BERQUE,Professor,Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences socials

The engineering improvement of "Tosa Shikkui" (traditional plaster wall which was traditionally used in Japanese housings) And his strong efforts for the propagation in whole Japan area on this traditional plaster construction method

KUBOTA Kishio,Plasterer

Photographic activities focused on Japanese modern architecture

MASUDA Akihisa,Photographer