Shin Takamatsu (born August 5, 1948 in Nima, Shimane) is a leading Japanese architect. After he obtained PhD from Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, in 1980, he became a lecturer at Osaka University of Arts in 1981, an associate professor at Kyoto Seika University in 1987, a professor at Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1997 and professor emeritus at Kyoto University in 2013.^[1] Takamatsu's futuristic looking buildings often use anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.^[2]

Notable projects

• Komakinetei, 1977, Hyogo Prefecture, Takarazuka, Japan
• Kido clinic, 1978, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Yamamoto Atelier, 1978, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Hubei electric second companies shop, 1978, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Ichon dyeing factory building, 1979, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Yamaguchi photo studio, 1980, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
• Sasaki confectionery, 1978, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Origin I,^[3] 1981, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Shugakuin house I, 1981, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Shimogamo house, 1982, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Saifukuji Temple,^[4] 1982, Kani, Gifu, Japan
• Miyahara House, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Yoshida House,^[5] 1982, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Origin II, 1982, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Terada of house, 1983, Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
• Ark^[6] Nishina dental clinic, 1983, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Waterworks bureau staff's house, 1983, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Pharaoh^[7] dental clinic, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Garden, 1984, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Kyoto traditional craft Expo Theme Pavilion, 1984, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Dance Hall, 1984, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Naka-ku, Japan
• Shugakuin house II, 1985, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Week, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Ogura Flats, 1986, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
• Miyata House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Matsui House, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Zach, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Mon, 1986, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• School, 1986, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan
• Origin III,^[8] 1986, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Unagidani Ining'23, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Gazon-E, 1987, Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
• Cube Minamimukonoso, 1987, Amagasaki , Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
• Cube AMX, 1987, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
• '87 World castle Expo venue, 1987, Shiga Prefecture Hikone, Japan (not existing)
• Maruhigashi Gion building, 1987, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• MK Oil Higashigojo gas station, 1987, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Kirin Plaza,^[9] 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan (not existing)
• Kitayama Ining'23, 1987, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Orphe, 1987, Nishio, Aichi, Japan
• Yodoyabashi Imanishi Bill 3, 1987, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Auberge, 1987, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Tatoo,^[10] 1989, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
• Station MK, 1989, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Strawberries and main building, 1989, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan (not existing)
• Solaris, 1990, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture
• SYNTAX, 1990, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing)
• Nima Sand Museum, 1990, Oda, Shimane, Japan
• Imanishi Motoakasaka,^[11] 1991, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
• Earth Tech char sub-one, 1991, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
• Ueno Green Club, 1992, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
• Octagon, 1992, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
• ORC Project,^[12] 1992, (not realized)
• Kunibiki Messe^[13] hall, Shimane, 1993
• Shimane Prefectural Industrial Exchange Hall Kunibiki Messe, 1993, Matsue , Shimane Prefecture, Japan
• Hotel Ravie Kawaryo,^[14] 1994, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan
• Quasar,^[15] 1995, Berlin, Germany
• Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography,^[16] 1995, Hoki, Tottori, Japan
• Kirin Headquarters,^[17] 1995, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan (not existing)
• Nagasaki Port Passenger Terminal, 1995, Nagasaki, Japan
• Mihonoseki Sea Gakuen hometown Creation Museum Meteor Plaza, 1995, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
• Hamada World Children's Museum, 1996, Hamada, Shimane, Japan
• Minato Sakai Exchange Center, 1997, Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan
• Sugawara Lifelong Learning (Social) Center,^[18] 1997, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
• Kitanagoya Community Center, 1997, Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
• Fuchu Community Center,^[19] 1998, Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan
• Nose Myoken-san Worship Hall,^[20] 1998, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan
• Higashi Honganji Reception Hall,^[21] 1998, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Wacoal Headquarters,^[22] 1998, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
• Babelsberg fx. Center,^[23] 1999, Potsdam, Germany
• Shikatsu Community Center, 2000 Shikatsu, Aichi, Japan
• Black Pearl, 2002, Taipei, Taiwan
• National Theatre Okinawa,^[24] 2003, Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
• Tianjin Museum, 2004, Tianjin, China
• Namba Hips, 2007, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Bidzina Ivanishvili residence, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007
• Formosa Boulevard Station of Kaohsiung MRT, 2008, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Marumisangyo Headquarters, 2008, Nagoya, Japan
• Shitennoji Gakuen Elementary School, 2009, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Doshisha International Institute, 2011, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan

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  Shōji Ueda Museum of Photography, Hōki, Tottori
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  National Theater, Okinawa
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  Nose Myoken-san Temple, Kawanishi, Hyogo
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  Bidzina Ivanishvili business center, Tbilisi