Hasegawa, Itsuko (1941–)
Hasegawa, Itsuko (1941–)
Japanese architect. Born 1941 in Yaizu City, Shizuoka, Japan; graduate of Kanto Gakuin University, 1969; attended Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1971–79.
One of the most famous women in Japanese architecture, 1st worked at Kikutake Architect and Associates (1969–71); set up Itsuko Hasegawa Architectural Design Studio in Tokyo (1976) and Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier (1979); received Design Prize from Architectural Institute of Japan for Bizan Hall Project (1986) and also earned Japan Cultural Design Award for residential projects; won 1st prize for Shonandai Cultural and Community Center in Fujisawa (1987); designed Nagoya Design Exhibition Pavilion (1989), Shiogama Lifelong Learning Center, Namekawa Housing Project, Cona Village in Amagasaki (1990), Picture-Book Museum in Oshima (1994), Sumida Cultural Factory (1994), Kirishima Art Center (1995) and Miurart Village in Matsayuma (1997); elected fellow of Royal Institute of British Architects (1997); taught at Waseda University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Niigata University, Tokyo Denki University (1995) and Harvard University.
See also I. Hasegawa, K. Miyamoto, M. Kira, T. Furodoi, Itsuko Hasegawa: Island Hopping-Crossover Architecture (Nai, 2001).