Curriculum Vitae

Name: Shinya OKUDA
Present Appointment: Assistant Professor
Contact Information: 
Department of Architecture/ School of Design and Environment/ NUS
Office Tel: +65 6516 7383
Fax: +65 6779 3078
E-mail: akiso@nus.edu.sg
Web: http://www.arch.nus.edu.sg/
Research Areas:
Fabrication for Sustainability, Process toward Architecture,
Mass Customization / Digital Fabrication.
Teaching Areas:
Architectural Design, Material, Fabrication.
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
2002, Registered Architect (SBA, the Netherlands)
1999, First Class Certified Architect (JAEIC, Japan)
1995, Master of Engineering in Architecture (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)
1993, Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)
Awards/Honours (Post-PhD):
2007, <3rd Prize> Biodegradable Vacuum-formed Modularized Shell, 2nd International Advanced Architecture Competition, Barcelona, Spain.
2006, <1st Prize> Dentsply Asia, FDI Annual World Congress Exhibition Booth, Shenzhen, China.
2005, <4th Prize> Shenzhen News Factory Competition, Shenzhen, China.
Career History:
2006-2008, Professional Consultant, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2005-2006, Visiting Scholar, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2002-2004, Senior Architect, Herzog & de Meuron Architects, Basel, Switzerland.
1997-1998, Project Architect, A.I. Architect Studio, Osaka, Japan.
1995, Graduate Architect, Shigeru Ban Architect, Tokyo, Japan.
Administrative Leadership:
2007, Technics studio coordinator, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2006, Technics studio co-coordinator, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2005-2007, iMAP (innovative Material/Architecture/Process), Research/Teaching collaboration CUHK - Industrial Center, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professional/Consulting Activities:
2008, Interior design, Healthy Smile Dental Clinic, Hong Kong.
2006, Mass Customized furniture, Dentsply Asia Exhibition booth, FDI Annual World Congress, Shenzhen, China.
2005, Recycle Wood Block System, Hyogo prefecture government, Japan.
Major Publications (Maximum of 3):
2008 (forthcoming), Self-Sufficient Housing, Biodegradable Vacuum-formed Modularized Shell <3rd Prize>, IaaC, ActarA, Barcelona, Spain.
2007, iMAP (innovative Material/Architecture/Process), Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, Shenzhen, China.
2007, Tectoncis of Surface: Vacuum-formed Modularized Shell, Tectonics International Conference, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Updated: 23 June 2009