is a Japanese

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. Takahashi was born in

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and received his graduate degree in architecture from the

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in 1978. In 1985, he joined the faculty at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1988, he and Akiko Takahashi founded the firm ''Workstation'' in

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. In 1991, Hiroshi Takahashi joined the faculty at

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and

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Workstation

The first project that Akiko Takahashi and Hiroshi Takahashi pursued together was the Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum in

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. Other works that ''Workstation'' has completed include the Nakamachidai Community Center in Yokohama, the Sakuraza Town Hall in

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, and the Playground & Rest HouseHammond, Jeff Michael (2004) "Architecture" ''Tokyo: Life in the Megalopolis'' (26 April 2004)
at the Nogeyama Zoo.

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Japanese architects 1953 births Living people Artists from Tokyo Academic staff of Nihon University Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni Kanto Gakuin University Academic staff of Hosei University {{Japan-architect-stub