Atelier tekuto biography

Amami Oshima, also known as Amami, is the largest island in Japan’s Amami archipelago. It’s an island rich in natural beauty, surrounded by crystal clear sea and was designated a Natural Heritage Site in July 2021.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, born 1960) is a Japanese architect and founder of the architecture firm Atelier TEKUTO.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, born 1960) is a Japanese architect and founder of the architecture firm Atelier TEKUTO.

Yasuhiro Ymashita who was born in Kagoshima in 1960.

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In 1999, he graduated from the Yokohama National University.

It’s also the birthplace of Yasuhiro Yamashita, who established Atelier TEKUTOin 1991 and now heads up the architecture firm as President and Representative Director. After the Hanshin Awaji great earthquake disaster in 1995, Yamashita realized the importance of the social aspect of architecture and began taking on voluntary work using his architectural expertise.

Many of the villages on Amami have been placed in a critical situation with traditional houses being abandoned, land bought up cheaply, and the local communities being destroyed by over-tourism.

To tackle the issue, Yamashita introduced the concept of passing on traditional architecture and village culture to the next generation. To this end, he has renovated vacant houses and other buildings and opened lodgi