Shigeru Iwakiri

Japanese architect "conceptual son" of Kenzo Tange, Shigeru Iwakiri started to work with Tecno in 2004, designing the interiors for Toyota Headquarter in Rome and for the 240 Toyota agencies spread around Italy.

Architect Shigeru Iwakiri was born in Tokyo on 13 July 1962. He studied at the Tokyo Musashino Art University, Japan, graduating with a Degree in Architecture in 1986.  He received a scholarship from the Italian Government at the IUAV, Venice from 1988 to 1990.

After 15 years cooperating with Kenzo Tange Associates Japan, 5 of which were as Head designer and 6 as Head of the European office, he settled in Italy definitively to begin his professional career. In 2002 he founded the Team Iwakiri Rome/Milan and in 2003, Team Iwakiri in Tokyo.

His work mainly centres around architectural planning, interior design and product design, with his main clients being the Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan, Italy, Russia, the Czech Republic and China, Nomura International, Lamaro Tenders and the municipalities of Jesolo and Acqui Terme.

Among the works he is currently carrying out are the restructuring of the entire network of Toyota and Lexus dealers, assistance centres and body shops in Italy, the realization of a series of Toyota dealerships in China, consultation for Toyota Home in Japan, the design for a series of residences for the elderly Orix Realestate in Japan, the realization of the interior design for the VIP Toyota Club guest complex in Japan, the new Toyota Headquarters in Russia and the Czech Republic and the new Nomura International Head office in London.