Teaching Staff (Landscape Design)

Title	Associate Professor
Research Fields	Public design / Landscape design
Education	2017 M.Engin., Akita Prefectural University 1985 Bachelor’s (Interior Design), Tama Art University, Tokyo
Selected Professional Experience	2013-Present Assistant Professor (2013-2017); Associate Professor (2017-Present), Akita University of Art 1995-2013 Teaching Assistant (1995-2007); Assistant Professor (2007-2013), Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts 1989-1995 Lecturer, Akita City Vocational School of Arts and Crafts
Recent Activities	<Selected projects> 2018 Coordinator, Ko-atorie Tohoku samitto & marushe [Little atelier Tohoku summit & market]. Sendai Planning, editing and production of guide map of architecture in the Tohoku Region. 2018 Architectural Institute of Japan Tohoku Conference. Sendai 2016 Coordinator, Machi-aruki [walking around town] workshop. Yurihonjo City, Akita 2015 Signage design, Akita University Hospital outpatient ward 2014 Producer, Akita Sugikoi Project (design competition and seminar) 2008 Producer, Sugi-rabo [Cedar laboratory] (workshop). Akita   <Selected awards / prizes> 2015 Wood Design Award (Producer, ‘Akita-sugi inu [Akita cedar dogs]’ project). Japan Wood Design Award 2015 2014 Gold Award (Project director, ‘JR Akita Station West exit bus terminal’). Good Design Award
Courses Taught	Graphic Recording Introduction to Design Seminar Community Project A Community Project B

 

Example Works
JR Akita Station West exit bus terminal	Guide map, Akita University Hospital	Sugi-rabo [Cedar laboratory]	Akita-sugi inu [Akita cedar dog]
Cedar wood ornaments, Akita City	Natural Akita cedar sheets

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: SUGAWARA Kaori (Japanese page)