Born in Tokyo in 1964, Takaharu Tezuka studied architecture at Musashi Institute of Technology and at the University of Pennsylvania. In London he spent four years with the Richard Rogers Partnership. In 1994 he and his wife Yui Tezuka founded the Tokyo-based firm Tezuka Architects. The office emphasizes human activity and connectivity as can be seen in their schools, office buildings and hospitals. Projects include the Roof House, Echigo-Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science, Fuji Kindergarten and Woods of Net. http://www.tezuka-arch.com/english/index.html

From 1996 to 2008 he was Associate Professor at the Musahi Institute of Technology. Since 2009 he is Professor at Tokyo City University. Their recent awards include the Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan for Design (2008, Fuji Kindergarten), the Association for Children’s Environment Design Award (2011), OECD/CELE 4th Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities (2011, Fuji Kindergarten) and the AR Award 2004, the Architectural Review (Echigo-matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science).