Tatsuya Hatori

Tatsuya Hatori joined Nikken Sekkei in 1998 after graduating from Musashi Institute of Technology (now Tokyo City University). He specializes in architectural design. His major credits include the Jimbocho Theater Building (2007), Sony City Osaki (now NBF Osaki Building) (2011), Toho Gakuen School of Music Chofu Campus Building No. 1 (2014), COOP Kyosai Plaza (2016), and TOYOTA WOVEN CITY (2024). His work has appeared in numerous national and international media. Major awards include a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Award for International Excellence (2018), a CTBUH Innovation Award, a WAF award, an ARCASIA Award Gold Medal, an AIJ Award (Works), a JIA Newcomer Award, a JIA Environmental Architecture Award Grand Prize, and a BCS Award, among others. Additionally, he has served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo Graduate School, the University of Tokyo, Nihon University Graduate School, Japan Women's University, Tokyo City University (TCU), and others. He currently shares his time as a visiting professor at Tokyo City University, and as a judge for the Architectural Institute of Japan's Award for Selected Works and Good Design Award.
The “escape map” he developed as a tool to encourage dialogue about tsunami evacuation and other disaster preparedness has spread throughout Japan. He is the author of Creating Escape Maps: Protecting Lives from Disasters. He is a first-class architect registered with the JIA, a full Member of the AIJ, and an APEC Architect.