FT Architects was founded in 2003 by Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga.
At FT Architects, we are interested in things that have contradicting 2-sidedness, such as engineering and aesthetics.
The world we live in is chaotic.
It is intriguing to grasp such world.
In Japanese, understand means "to dismantle the principle".
We carefully dismantle "the world's principle" =stereotype, repair the broken parts and reassemble them.
Through this way of careful thinking, we approach towards a new architecture.
Katsuya Fukushima
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1968 Born in Kanagawa, Japan
1990 Graduated from Musashi Institute of Technology
1993 Completed the Master Course, Tokyo University of the Arts
1994~2002 Worked at Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
2003~ Started own studio, FT Architects
2022~ Started own publisher, GADEN Books
Currently Professor of Tokyo City University
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Hiroko Tominaga
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1967 Born in Fukuoka, Japan
1990 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts
1992 Completed the Master Course, Tokyo University of the Arts
1992~2002 Worked at Hisao Kohyama Atelier
2003~ Started own studio, FT Architects
2022~ Started own publisher, GADEN Books
Currently Professor of Kogakuin University
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Awards
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2005 JIA Best Young Architect Award (Japan Institute of Architects)
2006 First Prize in American Wood Design Awards (American Forest and Paper Association)
Interior Space Prize in JID Award Biennial (Japan Interior Designer's Association)
Annual Architectural Design Commendation (Architectural Institute of Japan)
2009 First Prize in Residencial Architecture Award
(Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers)
2013 The Prize of AIJ for Books (Architectural Institute of Japan)
2014 Building of the Year Awards (ArchDaily America)
International Architecture Award (Chicago Athenaeum America)
ARCHMARATHON AWARDS (Italia)
2015 The Prize of AIJ Architectural Design Division (Architectural Institute of Japan)
IOC/IAKS Award Bronze (IOC, IAKS Germany)
Architecture Best of Best (Iconic Awards Germany)
German Design Award Gold (German Design Council Germany)
2017 Judges’ Special Award (Taipei International Design Award 2017 Taiwan）
2018 Award of Merit
(UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation UNESCO）
JFA & BEA Awards Honourable Mention
(Japan Federation of Architects & Building Engineers Association）
2019 Annual Architectural Design Commendation (Architectural Institute of Japan)
2020 DAM Architectural Book Award (Deutsches Architekturmuseum Germany)
2023 Annual Architectural Design Commendation (Architectural Institute of Japan)
2024 The Prize of AIJ for Books (Architectural Institute of Japan)
KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2024 Longlist (JCD, DSA)
2025 Japan Self-publishing Culture Award (Japan Graphic services industry association)
DAM Architectural Book Award (Deutsches Architekturmuseum Germany)
Contact:
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FT Architects
5-22-3-305 Komazawa
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo ,154-0012, Japan
info@ftarchitects.jp
+81-3-3410-8950