SUGAWARA Kaori

Teaching Staff (Landscape Design)

Title	Associate Professor
Research Fields	Public design / Landscape design
Education	2017 M.Engin., Akita Prefectural University 1985 Bachelor’s (Interior Design), Tama Art University, Tokyo
Selected Professional Experience	2013-Present Assistant Professor (2013-2017); Associate Professor (2017-Present), Akita University of Art 1995-2013 Teaching Assistant (1995-2007); Assistant Professor (2007-2013), Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts 1989-1995 Lecturer, Akita City Vocational School of Arts and Crafts
Recent Activities	<Selected projects> 2022 Project management, Oyako de hakken! Hachirogata no suigen tanken tour, Babame gawa hen.[ Discovery tour for parent and child; Exploring the water source of Hachiro lagoon. Babame river version. (Research grant of Itoku regional development foundation.) 2021 Development of a new experiential tour to re-excavate and to be drawn to the resource of Hachiro lagoon and lake. Creating Hachiro lagoon’s treasure map. (Research grant of Itoku regional development foundation.) 2020 Earth resource design workshop, Scholarship donation from RWE Renewable Japan G.K. & Kyuden Mirai Energy company incorporated 2019 Project member, Jizokukano na tasedai kyoso shakai no design/ noson gyoson kyodo atorie gun ni yoru sangyo no saikochiku to tasaina seikatsukei no josei [Designing a sustainable multigenerational co-creative society / reconstitution of industry by joint ateliers in rural area and fostering a variety of living landscape], published quarterly magazine ”Co-atelier”, started the YouTube channel and website. JST-RISTEX selected project. 2018 Coordinator, Ko-atorie Tohoku samitto & marushe [Little atelier Tohoku summit & market]. Sendai Planning, editing and production of guide map of architecture in the Tohoku Region. 2018 Architectural Institute of Japan Tohoku Conference. Sendai 2016 Coordinator, Machi-aruki [walking around town] workshop. Yurihonjo City, Akita 2015 Signage design, Akita University Hospital outpatient ward 2014 Producer, Akita Sugikoi Project (design competition and seminar) 2008 Producer, Sugi-rabo [Cedar laboratory] (workshop). Akita   <Selected awards / prizes> 2015 Wood Design Award (Producer, ‘Akita-sugi inu [Akita cedar dogs]’ project). Japan Wood Design Award 2015 2014 Gold Award (Project director, ‘JR Akita Station West exit bus terminal’). Good Design Award
Courses Taught	Introduction to Design Seminar Community Project A Community Project B

 

Example Works
JR Akita Station West exit bus terminal	Guide map, Akita University Hospital	Sugi-rabo [Cedar laboratory]	Akita-sugi inu [Akita cedar dog]
Cedar wood ornaments, Akita City	Natural Akita cedar sheets

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: SUGAWARA Kaori (Japanese page)