{"id":9420,"date":"2022-03-28T00:06:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T00:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orga-lab.com\/?page_id=9420"},"modified":"2025-05-11T06:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:29:35","slug":"overview-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orga-lab.com\/en\/overview-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"text-align: center\">Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-size: 15px;line-height: 2\">ORGA-Lab is an architectural design firm founded by Tomoya Akasaka in 2008. 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Arts<br><strong>1999<\/strong>\u2003M.A. in Architectural Theory, Tokyo University of the Arts\u2003(<em>Awarded Salon de Printemps Prize<\/em>)<br><br><strong>Professional Training &amp; Research<\/strong><br><strong>1999<\/strong>\u2003Researcher, Workshops at Domaine de Boisbuchet, Vitra Design Museum, France<br><strong>2002\u20132003<\/strong>\u2003External Trainee, Pola Art Foundation, Basel, Switzerland<br><strong>2003\u20132005<\/strong>\u2003Trainee, Overseas Study Program for Emerging Artists, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Paris, France<br><br><strong>Academic Appointments<\/strong><br><strong>1999\u20132000<\/strong>\u2003Part-time Teaching Assistant, University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan<br><strong>1999\u20132002<\/strong>\u2003Part-time Teaching Assistant, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan<br><strong>2008\u20132017<\/strong>\u2003Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Kanto Gakuin University<br><strong>2013\u20132014<\/strong>\u2003Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Residential Studies, Japan Women\u2019s University<br><br><strong>Practice<\/strong><br><strong>2008<\/strong>\u2003Founded ORGA-Lab (design firm name)<br><strong>2020<\/strong>\u2003Incorporated as Tomoya Akasaka Architectural Design Office, Inc.<br><br><strong>Awards<\/strong><br><strong>2023<\/strong>\u2003Asia Pacific Property Awards<br>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003FIVE STARS \u2013 <em>Leisure Architecture Category<\/em><br>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003FIVE STARS \u2013 <em>Leisure Development Category<\/em><br><strong>2024<\/strong>\u2003A\u2019 Design Award (Platinum) \u2013 <em>Building and Structure Design Category<\/em><br><strong>2025<\/strong>\u2003iF Design Award \u2013 <em>Winner, Product Design Category<\/em><br><strong>2025<\/strong>\u2003Red Dot Design Award \u2013 <em>Best of the Best, Product Design 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