philosophy
Satoshi Okada
(Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, born 1962), architect, Ph.D.
After graduated from GSAPP, Columbia University in 1989, he became a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University under Prof. Kenneth Frampton, National Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, National Fellow of artists, and finally established Satoshi Okada architects in Tokyo, 1995.
Okada is also Associate Professor of Architectural Design & Theory at the Graduate School of Architecture, Chiba University, Japan. Since 2002, he has lectured at several academies and architect societies in Europe, USA, and Russia.
In 2006, he was awarded the Grand-prix at both Dedalo Minosse International Prize (ALA, Italy) and International Architecture Prize titled “Present of Future” (Russia); and in 2007, International Architecture Award at Chicago Athenaeum (USA).
His works has been published in numerous books and magazines around the world, including Casabella 688, 702, 713, 734, 738, 743, and 756.
Okada has also designed furniture, lighting, and hardware; most recently, "titanium" - lounge chair totally made of titanium ? is published for merchandise from arti, a furniture company in Tokyo.
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