Jo Nagasaka

Jo Nagasaka
EducationTokyo University of the Arts
OccupationArchitect
Years active1998–present
Employer(s)Schemata Architects, HAPPA

Jo Nagasaka is a Japanese architect.[1] He is the founder of Schemata Architects, a Tokyo-based design studio working in architecture, interior design, and industrial design.[2][3]

Education

Nagasaka graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1998.[1]

Career

Right after graduating from college, Nagasaka founded Schemata Architects. There, he practices "Half-Architecture," an approach which views architecture not as an isolated, insular entity but rather a "heteronomous" one, "adapting to its environment and activities."[1]

In 2007, Nagasaka founded HAPPA, a creative studio.[1]

In 2016, Nagasaka released his own monograph of work, Jo Nagasaka: On My Mind, which shows many of Schemata Architects' buildings.[4]

In 2021, Nagasaka participated in designing the Japan Pavilion for the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, where he helped recycle the materials of an old Japanese house for its construction.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "AA School". www.aaschool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  2. ^ Barlow, Words: Wilson. "Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architects Envisions a Recyclable Space for a Tokyo Store". Interior Design. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  3. ^ designboom, philip stevens I. (2015-12-21). "interview with jo nagasaka / schemata architects studio visit". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  4. ^ designboom, shuhei senda I. (2017-02-03). "book review: 'jo nagasaka: on my mind' is an intimate dialogue on a life of design". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  5. ^ designboom, lynne myers I. (2021-05-20). "interview with jo nagasaka on recycling an old japanese house for the venice architecture biennale". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-27.