AIJ Prizes 2023
AIJ Grand Prize 2023
Grand prizes are presented to individual members whose achievements contribute to the advancement of architecture and building engineering.
Contribution to Development of Study and Design Technology on Building Services and Environmental Engineering for Green Buildings
ISHINO Hisaya (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Remarkable Contribution for the Development of Scientific Methods and the Advancement of Information and Communication Technology in Construction Planning and Management
KANO Naruo (Professor Emeritus, Waseda University)
Research on and International Contribution to Large-Scale Seismic Testing and Advancement of Seismic Analysis and Design
NAKASHIMA Masayoshi (President, Kobori Research Complex／Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University )
AIJ Prize 2023
AIJ prizes 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 Paper Division
Wind Loads and Wind-resistant Performance Evaluation of Low-rise Buildings and Their Cladding Systems
UEMATSU Yasushi (Research Fellow, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University)
A Series of Studies on Environmental Control for the Conservation of Cultural Properties at Archaeological Sites and Historic Buildings
OGURA Daisuke (Professor, Kyoto University)
A Series of Studies on Analysis, Measurement and Improvement of Acoustic Performance of Building Elements
SAKUMA Tetsuya (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Structural Performance Evaluation of the Steel Column Under Compressive Axial Force with Bending Moment
SATO Atsushi (Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology)
Study on Seismic Performance Evaluation of RC Buildings with Unreinforced Masonry Infill Walls
SANADA Yasushi (Professor, Osaka University)
Research Series on the Use of Unutilized and Natural Energy in Buildings and Equipment
TARUMI Hiroo (Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology)
Study on Mix Design System for Reasonable Control of Performance of Concrete
TERANISHI Kohji (Professor, Meijo University)
A Series of Architectural Planning Studies on Housing Recovery Management after Natural Disasters
MAKI Norio (Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
Architectural Design Division
KAKKYOYAMA COMMON CENTER FOR GION FESTIVAL
UOYA Shigenori（Principal, Shigenori Uoya Architects and Associates／Project Professor, Kyoto
Institute of Technology）
UOYA Miwako（Principal, Shigenori Uoya Architects and Associates）
YANAGIMURO Jun（Principal, Jun Yanagimuro Structural Design）
Photo: SASANOKURASHA／Yohei Sasakura
Shelter Inclusive Place Copal
ONISHI Maki（onishimaki+hyakudayuki architects / o+h）
HYAKUDA Yuki（onishimaki+hyakudayuki architects / o+h）
HIRAIWA Yoshiyuki（President, HSC）
Kasugadai Center Center
KONNO Chie (Representative Director, teco／Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology)
Photo: morinakayasuaki
Building Engineering Division
Development of Post-installed Headed Rebar Anchor for R/C Structure
SUGIYAMA Tomoaki（Chief Research Engineer, Taisei Advanced Center of Technology, Taisei
Corporation）
ONO Hideo（Acting General Manager, Nuclear Facilities Division, Taisei Corporation）
WATANABE Hideyoshi（Executive Chief Research Engineer, Taisei Advanced Center of Technology, Taisei
Corporation）
SAKAI Yoshitaka（Manager, Kansai Branch, Taisei Corporation）
Flood-Proofing Houses That Protect Life and Property from Water Disasters, Demonstrated in the Flood Test System for Full-Scale Houses
WAKI Hiroshi（Technical Adviser, R&D Dept., H.R.D. SINGAPORE PTE LTD）
TAKAHASHI Takehiro（Section Manager, Ichijo Housing Research Institute Co.）
SHINAGAWA Kyoichi（Assistant Manager, Ichijo Housing Research Institute Co.）
OYOKAWA Takanori（Assistant Manager, Construction Dept., Ichijo Co., Ltd.）
Practical Achievement Division
Social Activities Through Workshops Using Bamboo and Development of Bamboo Structural Architecture
Hirokazu Toki LAB. The University of Shiga Prefecture
Investigation, Research, and Exhibitions Elucidating the Activities of BUNRIHA KENCHIKU KAI from Multiple Perspectives
100 Years on BUNRIHA Study Group
Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
MUSASHINO CLEAN CENTER・MUSASHINO ECO RESORT Project for Development of Public Facilities
MIZUTANI Toshihiro（Professor, Musashino University／Proprietor, Toshihiro Mizutani Architects）
KIMURA Hiroshi（Deputy Counselor, Education Planning Division, Education Department, Musashino
City）
Musashino City
Musashino Clean Center Unei Kyogikai
Toshihiro Mizutani Architects
Ebara Environmental Plant Co., Ltd.
Kajima Corporation
AIJ Education Award 2023
AIJ Award for Distinguished Education
Achievements in Human Resource Development and Social Educational Activities for the Development and Dissemination of Environmentally Symbiotic Architecture
IWAMURA Kazuo（Professor Emeritus, Tokyo City University／CEO, IWAMURA Atelier Ltd.）
AIJ Award for Excellent Educational Contribution
Technical Workshop for Architects and Carpenters to Promote Earthquake-Resistant Retrofitting of Old Wooden Houses, “TAISHIN REFORM TATSUJINJUKU”
IDOTA Hideki（Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology）
HANAI Tsutomu（President, Ebisu Building Laboratory）
KAWABATA Hirofumi（Visiting Professor, Advanced Disaster Prevention Engineering Center, Nagoya Institute
of Technology）
A Series of Development of Educational Programs in Space Cooling, Space Heating and Hot Water Supplying for Realizing Environment-Conscious Lifestyle
TAKAHASHI Itaru（Professor, Tokai University）
Practice, Exploration and Collection of Design Through the Production of Architectural Models
MATSUMOTO Fumio（Project Professor, the University Museum, the University of Tokyo）
Activities to Promote Architectural Culture to the Public Through Practical Programs such as Architectural Tours
WADA Nahoko（Associate Professor, Tokyo Kasei University／Representative Director, AccessPoint:
Architecture-Tokyo）
ISO Tatsuo（Co-Founder, Office Bunga／Director, AccessPoint: Architecture-Tokyo）
KURAKATA Shunsuke（Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University／Director, AccessPoint:
Architecture-Tokyo）
WAKAHARA Kazuki（Professor, Nihon University College of Art／Director, AccessPoint:
Architecture-Tokyo）
KISHI Yu（Research Fellow, Institute of Asian Cultural Studies, ICU／Director, AccessPoint:
Architecture-Tokyo）
AIJ Book Award 2023
AIJ book award is awarded for excellent achievements concerning writing by its members.
A Guide to Environmental Simulation in Architectural Design: Towards an Architecture with Nature
KAWASHIMA Norihisa（Associate Professor, Meiji University／Representative Director, Nori Architects Co., Ltd.）
Yoshichika Utida Talks
GONDO Tomoyuki（Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo）
TODA Jo（Lecturer, Showa Women’s University）
Marseille Euroméditerranée - Revitalization of a declining port city through culturalization and epicureanism
TORIUMI Motoki（Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University）
Rebuilding Rikuzen-takata: Community Reconstruction from the Scratch
NAKAI Norihiro（Institute Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology）
NAGASAKA Yasuyuki（Associate Professor, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences）
ABE Masaru（Director, Rikuzentakata Honmaru Corporation／President, Specified Nonprofit Organization, Rikuzentakata Association of After-School Activity）
NAGAYAMA Satoru（Director, Rikuzentakata Honmaru Corporation／Academic Specialist, The University of
Tokyo）
AIJ Annual Architectural Design Commendation 2023
Annual architectural design commendations are presented for excellent architectural designs selected from the "Selected Architectural Designs of the Architectural Institute of Japan."
KYOAI GLOCAL GATEWAY
AKAMATSU Kazuko（Partner/Principal Architect, Coelacanth and Associates Inc.／Professor, Hosei
University）
OMURA Shinya（Partner/Principal Architect, Coelacanth and Associates Inc.）
KONISHI Yasutaka（Konishi Structural Engineers／Professor, Musashino Art University）
Photo: Kyoai Gakuen University
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Re-Innovation Project
ASHIDA Tomoyuki（Executive Officer, Principal, Digital Design Group, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
ONDA Satoshi（Design Director, Architectural Design Group, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
MURAKAMI Hiroaki（General Manager, Digital Engineering Lab, Digital Design Group, NIKKEN SEKKI
LTD）
UDAGAWA Takaaki（Engineering Director, Structural Design Divison, NIKKEN SEKKI LTD）
JOKO Takashi（General Manager, Design Quality Management Department, Design Division, TAISEI
CORPORATION）
KAN Takahiko（Senior Architect, Architectural Design II, Design Division, TAISEI CORPORATION）
SHIMAMURA Kohei（Manager, Structural Engineering Ⅱ, Design Division, TAISEI CORPORATION）
Photo: SS Co., Ltd.
NASUSHIOBARA CITY LIBRARY MIRURU
ITO Mari（CEO Architect, UAo.Inc）
KANEBAKO Yoshiharu（Principal, Kanebako Structural Engineers）
Photo: Daici Ano
KASUIEN THE WESTIN MIYAKO KYOTO
INABA Kazuhide（Senior Chief Architect, Design Department, OBAYASHI CORPORATION）
NAKAMURA Hiroshi（Principal Architect, Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP）
Photo: Yamazaki Kouji／Prise
THE HANNO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
NOZAWA Masamitsu（Masamitsu Nozawa Building Workshop）
INAYAMA Masahiro（Professor, The University of Tokyo）
Photo: Toshihiro Sobajima
STILT HOUSE
FUKUSHIMA Katsuya（Representative Director, FT Architects／Professor, Tokyo City University）
NAKATANI Norihito（Professor, Waseda University）
YAMADA Noriaki（Representative of Director, Yamada Noriaki Structural Design Office Co., Ltd.）
NAKAGAWA Jun（Associate Professor, Tokyo City University）
Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
AKUNE COMMUNITY CENTER
FURUYA Nobuaki（Professor, Waseda University／Architect/The Representative Director, NASCA Co.,
Ltd.）
SUGISHITA Kohei（Director, NASCA Co., Ltd.）
KANO Hiroyuki（Assistant Chief, NASCA Co., Ltd.）
Photo: Satoshi Asakawa
Doshisha kori junior・senior high school Media Center -KEISHINKAN
YAGI Sachiko（Architect/The Representative Director, NASCA Co., Ltd.）
UEGAITO Shinichi（UEGAITO ARCHITECTS AND ASSOCIATES）
MITSUDA Eisuke（Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology）
Photo: Satoshi Asakawa
MUNI KYOTO
YASUDA Koichi（Design in charge, Yasuda Atelier／Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology）
KANEBAKO Yoshiharu（Principal, Kanebako Structural Engineers）
KAKINUMA Seizo（President, ZO Consulting Engineers）
Photo: Mamoru Ishiguro
SHINGU CITY CULTURE CENTER TANKAKU HALL
YASUDA Toshiya（Fellow Architect/Head of Future environmental design room, YAMASHITA SEKKEI
INC.）
SHINOZAKI Ryohei（Senior Manager, Design Office 3, Architectural Division, YAMASHITA SEKKEI
INC.）
SASAOKA Ayumi（Project Manager, Design Office 1, Architectural Division, YAMASHITA SEKKEI INC.）
UCHIMURA Azusa（Leader, Design Office 2, Architectural Division, YAMASHITA SEKKEI INC.）
Photo: Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office
AIJ Young Researcher Award 2023
Confronting Future Urban Perforation: Spatial analysis of districts in Japan with potential for being sparsely inhabited
AOKI Takashi（Assistant Professor, Osaka University）
Study on Seismic Response Characteristics of Laminated Rubber Bearings Using Real-Time On-Line Test: Examination for the repeated deformation dependency by the long-period ground motion
AKUTO Nobuhiro（Research Assistant, Nihon University）
Les Analysis of Impact of Non-Uniformity of Building Height in Highly Dense Urban District on Wind Environment (Part 2): Transportation and dissipation of total kinetic energy
ISHIDA Yasuyuki（Assistant Professor, Tohoku University）
Characteristics of the First-Mode Vertical Vibration of Buildings Based on Earthquake Observation Records
KINOSHITA Takuya（Senior Researcher, Research & Development Institute, Takenaka Corporation）
Spatial Composition and Aspects of Activities in Special-Needs Nursing/Learning Environment
KOGA Masayoshi（Healthcare & Educational Facilities, Marketing & Sales Division of Takenaka Corporation／Part-time lecture, Tokyo Denki University）
Discussion on a Model of Two Turning Points as Expression of Individual Variation: Using lighting experiment of adjustment method
KOZAKI Miki（Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo）
A Study on Bunkukai of Land Readjustment Projects in the Great Kanto Earthquake Reconstruction Projects
KOMIYAMA Keiko（NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
The Planning of Sen'en Regional Development Comprehensive Plan and Urban Planning in Sen'en Area during WWII: The relationship between national land and regional planning and urban planning during WWII
SAITO Shunsuke（Graduate Student, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University）
A Study on Anti Corrosion Behavior of Galvanized Steel Rebar in Concrete under General and Galvanic Coupled Environment
CHOE Hongbok（Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Science）
Restorative Effect of Green Design Office: Experimental verification on the view of office in the virtual environment
CHEN Shokatsu（Associate Senior Research Engineer, Building Environment Group, Kajima Technical Research Institute, Kajima Corporation）
Model Farmer's House Construction and Rural Housing Improvement Engagements at Middle Class Farmer's Schools in Pre War Japan
NOMURA Ayumi（Yamate Planning Cabin Inc.）
Investigation on Applicability of Abrasion Acceleration Machine for Actual Building Floors Speedy Estimation Method for Change of Slip Resistance of Floors Caused from Abrasion Part 3
FUKUDA Shintaro（Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology）
Universal Sacrificial-Layer Thickness Independent of Designed Fire-Resistance Time for Wooden Fireproof-Structural-Elements: Bench-scale tests using fire-retardant Japanese cedar laminated-lumber in barrier
HOKIBARA Tomoyo（Assistant Professor, WASEDA University）
Response Evaluation Methodology of Seismic Control Structure: Utilizing large-weight sub-system as dynamic mass damper
YAGUCHI Tomoki（Chief Engineer, Structural Engineering Department, Architectural Design Division, Kajima Corporation）
Discussion of Relationship between Flood Damage and Repairing Methods of Detached Houses: Based on cases of flooded houses in Mihara city, Hiroshima Pref. affected by Heavy rain of July Heisei 30, 2018
WATANABE Shiro（Building Research Institute, Senior Researcher）
AIJ Young Architect Award for Selected Architectural Designs 2023
Young architect award for selected architectural designs are presented for excellent research done by regular members under 41 years old.
Doshisha Kindergarten
OKA Takahiro（Design Director, Architectural Design Group, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
Photo: Kazuaki Michishita
KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY E Building
OGUCHI Haruki（Associate, Architectural Design Group, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
Photo: Hiroyuki Tsuda／SS Co.,Ltd．
Nagareyama City Oguro-no-Mori Primary School
KUSANO Takafumi（Senior Project Architect, Architecture, NIHON SEKKEI, INC.）
Photo: Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office
Zenyaku Kogyo Company, Limited R&D Center
ZUI Hidekazu（Associate Architect, Architectural Design Group, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
Photo: Harunori Noda／Gankosha
History and the future community house
SUZUKI Akifumi（Yasushi Horibe Architect & Associates ※Designed by AZUSA SEKKEI Co.,Ltd.）
Photo: Satoshi Nagare
Mukogawa Women’s University Koe Memorial Building
HORI Ryohei（TAKENAKA CORPORATION）
Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc.
UEHARASEISHOJI HEAD OFFICE
MINAMINO Takaya（Deputy Manager, OBAYASHI CORPORATION）
Photo: Kihara Shinji
Nikkan Arena Tochigi (Tochigi Sports Park East Area)
MORI Kazuhiro（Director, AZUSA SEKKEI Co.,Ltd.）
IIDA Yusuke（Project Architect, TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers）
Photo: Harunori Noda／Gankosha
KANDA SQUARE
MORI Takashi（Associate Architect, Architectural Design Department, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
KOMATSU Takuro（Associate Architect, Architectural Design Department, NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD）
Photo: Harunori Noda／Gankosha
Noborito Gate Building
YAMADA Shuji（Chief Architect/Chief Manager, BASE Two, Architect Department, AZUSA SEKKEI Co.,Ltd.）
Photo: Hiroyuki Oki／Blue Hours
MORIGUCHI CITY SAKURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
YAMAMOTO Kazuhiro（Chief Inspector, Showa Sekkei Co.,Ltd.）
Photo: Yoshiharu Matsumura
AIJ Culture Award 2023
Culture awards are presented to non-members for excellent contributions to architecture.