Manabu Chiba is the founding principal of Chiba Manabu Architects in Tokyo. The firm is actively engaged in building large and small works ranging from government offices and residential complexes to schools and private homes. The Japan Guide Dog Center (2006) and Kogakuin University (2012) have received some of the most prestigious awards for Japanese architects. The Otaki Town Hall (2012) won the Award of Merit in the 2013 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards. His firm’s work has been published in the monographs Manabu Chiba (Idea Books, 2014) and Manabu Chiba: Rule of the Site (Toto, 2006).

Manabu Chiba holds a Bachelor of Architecture (1985) and a Master of Architecture (1987) from the University of Tokyo where he is now a Professor in the Department of Architecture. He previously served as Tadao Ando’s assistant (1998-2001).

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