Hiroaki Tanaka

Mr. Tanaka joined Nikken Sekkei in 1994 after earning a degree in environmental planning from Kobe University graduate school. His credits include designs for Toyota Motor Corporation’s main office building, Shizuoka Gas Corporation’s head office building, Rokugo Elemec's headquarters, the Ekinan branch office of Hamamatsu Shinkin Bank, and Mizunamikita Junior High School, Japan’s first ZEB school. His accolades include the Energy Conservation Grand Prize, Sustainable Architecture Award, Co-generation Grand Prize, and the Award of Technology from the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan. He lectures part-time at Nagoya University and Mie University. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and is a professional engineer in sanitary engineering, as well as a MEP Design 1st-class kenchikushi (architect).