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UCLA AUD Fall 2024 Events: Takaharu Tezuka

December 2, 2024, 5:30 pm, Perloff Hall Decafe

This event is co-sponsored by UCLA's Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Takaharu Tezuka is President of Tezuka Architects, founded in 1994 wih Yui Tezuka. Takaharu and Yui Tezuka have extensive experience designing spaces for children, such as Fuji Kindergarten, which was named the best school in the world by OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and UNESCO. They recently received the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture from UNESCO. Takaharu’s TED Talk recorded 7th in the world for the number of views in 2015. They also received domestic prizes such as Architectural Institution of Japan Prize, The Japan Institute of Architects Prize, Good Design Award Gold Prize, and children’s Environment Association Prize. While their activity is based on architectural design, they hold lectures all over the world, receiving offers from OECD. Their theory on children’s environment is published as the "Yellowbook" from Harvard University.

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