Tooru Miyakoda, FASLA | President
Professional Engineer (Urban & Regional Planning), RLA
Director International Committee of the Association of Landscape Consultants
Japan Society of Landscape Architecture Prize Jury
1967
After receiving a Master degree of Agriculture from Osaka Prefecture University, he joined Kajima Corporation Inc. where he was engaged in development, planning, and landscape projects. While employed at Kajima Corporation he studied at the University of California at Berkeley and at Harvard University as a visiting scholar.
1984
Received the Honor Award in the General Design Category from Japan Society of Landscape Architecture.
1986
Became a director in the establishment of the Tokyo office of Keikan Sekkei Institute of Landscape Architecture.
1997
Began lecturing at the College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University.
1998
Spun off from the Institute of Landscape Architecture becoming the President of Keikan Sekkei Institute of Landscape Architecture Tokyo office.
2002
Visiting Professor at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, College of Art and Design, Louisiana State University.
2002-2005
Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) and a committee member of licensure system of landscape architecture.
2007
Elected Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
2008
Kitamura Award (Japanese Olmsted Award).
Publication:
“The Philosophy of American Landscape Architecture” | Kajima Institute Publishing Co., Ltd.
Executive Editor of Process Architecture “Garrett Eckbo”
Executive Editor of Process Architecture “Robert L.Zion”
Executive Editor of Process Architecture “EDAW”
Supervisor of “Environmental Design” series | Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd.
And many other publications and articles.
Kinoto Miyakoda | Principal
RLA
2001
Graduated from Miyagi University, in Sendai Japan with Bachelor of Architecture degree.
2005
Graduated from the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University with a Masters degree of Landscape Architecture and joined Asakura Robinson Company, in Houston Texas.
2006
Joined TBG Partners, in Houston, the largest landscape firm in Texas as a landscape designer.
2009
Promoted to Associate, working on varieties of resort projects, large scale community masterplans, urban design, medical / educational amenity spaces as a project manager.
2010
Returned to Japan to establish TBG Tokyo Office as Director, currently promoting collaboration projects with Keikan Sekkei Tokyo in Asian and Pacific Region.
Award:
Helen A. Reich Memorial Scholarship Award (2002 & 2003)
Computer Technology Award – Robert Reich Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University (2004)
Honor Award for Academic Achievement – ASLA Louisiana Chapter (2004)
Thesis Award – Robert Reich Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University (2005)
2nd Place – Gardens by the Bay International Competition in Singapore (2006)
Houston Business Journal Landmark Award 2008 for Telfair Community Development (2008)
Greater Houston Builders Association Houston’s Best 2009 (2009)
“Best Overall” Award – Rice Design Alliance Competition (2010)
Publication:
Translation (Chapter 1,2 and 16) of “Landscape Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Manual of Land Planning and Design” by John Ormsbee Simonds & Barry W. Starke | Kajima Institute Publishing Co., Ltd.
Other:
Lecture at Mississippi State University (2009)
Hiroshi Watanabe | Principal
Professional Engineer (Urban and Regional Planning), Certified Surveyor, RLA
1985
Graduated from the Department of Agricultural Engineering (Urban Landscape Design Major), College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University, and joined ZOEN DESIGN in Singapore.
1988
Joined Keikan Sekkei Singapore Pte. Ltd., working on various landscape projects including housing, commercial, resort, recreation, office, industry etc. in South East Region (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar etc.).
1996
Joined Keikan Sekkei Institute of Landscape Architecture Tokyo Office, and appointed as Director.
2010
Appointed as Executive Director.
Award:
Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association Award “Higashi Shinagawa Kaijo Park” (2002)
CLA Award “Matsubara Danchi Nishiguchi Park” (2004)
Publication:
Translation (Chapter 7,8 and 19) of “Landscape Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Manual of Land Planning and Design” by John Ormsbee Simonds & Barry W. Starke | Kajima Institute Publishing Co., Ltd.
Shiro Takeda | Senior Project Manager
1st Class Landscape Construction Administration & Management Engineer, 1st Class Civil Construction Administration & Management Engineer, 2nd Class Registered Architect, Certified Surveyor
1970
Graduated from Department of Agricultural Engineering (Urban Landscape Design Major), College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University, and joined Ito Landscape Design Office as a Design section Chief.
1980
Founded Jiyu Landscape Design Office, working as a Vice President, working on various public projects.
1991
Founded Takeda Landscape Design Office, collaborating with firms such as Nikken Sekkei in the design and development of parks, gardens, and public open spaces.
2007
Joined Keikan Sekkei Tokyo Co., Ltd. working on various urban infill and urban housing projects as a Senior Project Manager.
Publication:
“Approach of Mountain and Wild Plants” in collaboration with Shigetoshi Nakagawa
Aya Miyakoda | Senior Associate
RLA
2001
Graduated from Kobe Design University (KDU), in Kobe Japan with Bachelor of Environmental Design and Architecture degree.
2004
Graduated from the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University with a Masters degree of Landscape Architecture.
2005
Joined LandDesign Inc., and started working at the headquarter office in Charlotte, North Carolina as a landscape designer.
2008
Promoted to Manager at LandDesign Inc., focusing on urban redevelopment projects, urban parks, and urban residential community master plans, both domestically and internationally.
2010
Returned to Japan to join Obayashi Corporation Architectural Design Division Landscape Architecture Studio, mainly working on urban residential and mixed use redevelopment projects in Tokyo.
2011
Joined Keikan Sekkei Tokyo Co., Ltd.
Award:
First Prize, Environmental Design at Kobe Design University (2000)
Helen A. Reich Memorial Scholarship Award (2002 & 2003)
Student Merit Award, American Society of Landscape Architects Louisiana Chapter (2002 & 2004)
Design Award and Teaching Award – Robert Reich Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University (2004)
Winning Entry, Xing-Gang Landscape Boulevard Streetscape Competition, Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee (2008)
Third Place, Sustainable Design Competition, LandDesign (2008)
Publication:
Translation (Chapter 3,4 and 20) of “Landscape Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Manual of Land Planning and Design” by John Ormsbee Simonds & Barry W. Starke | Kajima Institute Publishing Co., Ltd.
Brian Bennett | Senior Associate
Registered Landscape Architect (RLA), North Carolina
2000
Graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S. in Horticulture.
2002-2004
Worked as a designer for JFDS in Baton Rouge, Louisiana while attending LSU.
2004
Received his MLA from the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University and joined LandDesign in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2009
Founded C. Brian Bennett Design Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2010
Joined Keikan Sekkei Tokyo Co., Ltd.
Yoshiko Miyakoda | Accountant
1964
Graduated from Waseda University Department of Literature.
1998
Appointed Accountant of Keikan Sekkei Institute of Landscape Architecture Tokyo Office.
1986-1995 | Staff Member
Hiroshi Yokota/Sumitaka Naka/Fumihiko Murase/Yasuhiro Uemori/Takao Kazi/Yoshihiro Kanda/Kazuya Kono/Nagi Nakajima/Tamiki Nagatsuka/Eikichi Nishimura/Sachiko Hatanaka/Aya Sakai/Erik Ernst/Lance Hendrix/Carolyn Barber/Conrad Smith
1996-2005 | Staff Member
Hideo Takiura/Ayako Sano/Michiko Sato/Tsuguo Kawai/Mitsuyoshi Iwata/Noriko Kashima/Noriko Takeda/Tomoki Umakoshi/Michio Udaka /Masafumi Oka /Yasuhiro Kase/Shuntaro Yahiro/Erik Lam/Guy Head/James Deroussel/Brad and Christine Cowan/Glenn Butler/Kris Willson/Billy Robert/Joe Thibodeaux/Benjamin Gutsche/Susanne Aoki