Kitaro Mizuide

Kitaro Mizuide joined Nikken Sekkei after completing a program in architecture at the Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1994. His work combines architecture and engineering to design architectural environments, in a list of projects that includes the YKK 80 Building, Yanmar Flying-Y Building, Nippon Life Insurance Company Head Office - East Building, Anan City Hall, Nippon Life Shin-Osaka Building, Rose Com Fukuyama City Lifelong Learning Plaza, Sakai Gas Building and Zero Energy “COOL TREE”. In addition to winning Asia’s first ASHRAE Technology Award First Place (YKK 80 Building), Mr. Mizuide has won numerous awards such as the JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) Environmental Architecture Award, the Minister’s Award for Sustainable Architecture and the SHASE (Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan) Engineering Award. He has served as a part-time instructor at Osaka University and Tokyo Metropolitan University. Mr. Mizuide is a Doctor of Engineering, a Professional Engineer (sanitary engineering), first-class architect (equipment design) and Engineering Fellow of the SHASE.