YamamuraSanzLaviñaArchitects

YSLA YamamuraSanzLaviña Architects was founded in 2016 by Spanish architect Natalia Sanz, who worked over ten years at Kengo Kuma and Associates, and Japanese architect Takeshi Yamamura, who worked for Dominiqe Perrault and is currently  assistant professor and director of Yamamura lab (TKY lab) at Waseda University Tokyo. 

TAKESHI YAMAMURA

NATALIA SANZ LAVIÑA

Biography

Biography

Established YamamuraSanzLaviña Architects 

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Born in Yamagata, Yamagata prefecture, Japan

2016               

Worked at Kengo Kuma and Associates:

2008-2012 & 2015-2018 Tokyo office, Japan.

2012-2015 Paris office.

Most representatives works, the Darius Milhaud conservatory of Music (Aix en Provence, France), the Albert Kahn Museum (Paris, France) and the housing project of Boulogne Billancourt (Paris, France).

2008-2018     

2016              

Jury member of Golden Pin Design Award 2016

Established YSLA YamamuraSanzLaviña Architects 

2016              

2012-2015       

2009-2012

2006-2007              

2009-2012          

2007-2009

2002-2006 

Worked at Dominique Perrault Architecture, Paris

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Worked at DFI Architects, Tokyo

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Received PhD, Dept.of Architecture, Waseda University

 M.A. in Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo

1984

B.A. in Architecture,  Waseda University, Tokyo   

Exchange programe in ETSAB , Barcelona

Teaching

2005-2006 

Exchange programe in IST Tecnico Lisboa, Portugal

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M.A in Architecture,  ETSAB Barcelona School of Architecture  

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Born in Valencia, Spain

2000-2007 

1982

2015-

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2010-2012       

Assistant Professor & director of Yamamura lab,  Waseda University, Tokyo

Associated Resercher, Waseda University, Tokyo

Professional Affilations

First Class Architect in Japan

PhD. of Architecture

Member of Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)

Professional Affilations

Member of the Architects' Association of Catalonia, Spain ( COAC ) 

Col. 67178

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2000-2007 

2005-2006 

1982