Takayuki Kishii
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University

1953: Born in Kobe. 1975: Graduated, Urban Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. 1977: Completed master’s degree, Graduate School of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo and entered the Ministry of Construction. 1992: Full-time lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University. 1995: Associate professor. 1998: Professor. 2010-12: President, The City Planning Institute of Japan. Currently: President, Urban Design Center Japan.

Ryue Nishizawa
Professor, Y-GSA, Yokohama National University; SANAA; Office of Ryue Nishizawa

1966: Born in Tokyo. 1988: Graduated, Yokohama National University. 1990: Completed master's program, Yokohama National University. 1990-: Kazuyo Sejima & Associates. 1995: Founded SANAA with Kazuyo Sejima. 1997: Founded Office of Ryue Nishizawa. 2001: Assistant Professor, Y-GSA, Yokohama National University. 2010-: Professor, Y-GSA. 2010: Pritzker Prize.

Shunsaku Miyagi
Professor, Department of Residential Architecture and Environmental Science, Nara Women’s University; Partner, PLACMEDIA Landscape Architects Collaborative

1957: Born in Kyoto: 1982: Master of Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Agricultural Science. 1986: Master of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. 1994-2001: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture, Chiba University. 2001-: Professor, Department of Residential Architecture and Environmental Science, Nara Women’s University. 1992-: Partner, PLACMEDIA Landscape Architects Collaborative.

Shunya Yoshimi
Professor, Graduate School of interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo

1957: Born in Tokyo. 1981: Graduated, Interdisciplinary Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo. 1987: Completed doctoral program without a doctoral degree. 1987: Assistant, Interdisciplinary Sciences, The University of Tokyo. 1990: Associate Professor, Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies, The University of Tokyo. 2000: Professor, Institute for Social Information, The University of Tokyo. 2006-08: Director, interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo. 2009: Director, The Tokyo University Newspaper. 2010: Director, Office of Educational Planning, The University of Tokyo; Director, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo; Director, The University of Tokyo Archives. 2011: Vice President, The University of Tokyo; Member, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO.

Tadao Kamei
President and CEO, Nikken Sekkei Ltd

1955: Born in Hyogo. 1977: Graduated, Department of Science and Engineering, Waseda University. 1978:Master of the University of Pennsylvania. 1978-79: Employed at HOK New York. 1981: Completed master’s degree, Waseda University. 1981: Entered Nikken Sekkei Ltd. 2015: Chief Executive Officer, Nikken Sekkei Ltd.