Shoji Kaneko

Shoji Kaneko is an urban designer and landscape architect graduated from the Kyoto Institute of Technology (B.Arch) and University of Washington (MLA). Prior to joining Nikken in 2012, he was trained for a decade in the United States. In recent years, he has led a wide range of projects in Japan and abroad, such as the Rail Corridor in Singapore, Kashiwanoha Aqua Terrace, and Takanawa Gateway City. He works to create sustainable cities, public spaces, and landscapes through interdisciplinary design, integrating the fields of urban design, architecture, landscape, and civil engineering. He has received awards from the Japan Institute of Landscape Architecture (JILA) (in the works category) and the Civil Engineering Design Prize of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), among others. He is a director of the Japan Landscape Architects Union (JLAU), and a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University.