Lecture by Architect Tan Yamanouchi

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Date

06 Nov 2026
Organiser

PolyU Design
Time

10:30 - 11:30
Venue

V1101, 11/F, Block V, PolyU Map

Speaker

Tan Yamanouchi

Enquiry

Roberto Vilchis roberto.vilchisecheverri@polyu.edu.hk

Summary

A New Style of Practice for Architects: Integrating Architecture, Advertising, Japanese Pop Culture and Technology

Tan Yamanouchi shares how he moved from learning architecture from his father, to questioning established ways of practising architecture in Japan, studying technology and business at KMD, and working as a creative director at Hakuhodo. Through projects spanning architecture, branding, manga, anime and international exhibitions, he explores a new style of practice in which architects initiate projects, communicate directly with clients and produce ideas from concept to completion.

All PolyU staff and student are welcome.

Keynote Speaker

Tan Yamanouchi

Architect, Founder and CEO, Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL Inc.

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Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1986, Tan Yamanouchi joined Hakuhodo Inc. after completing a master’s degree at Keio University’s Graduate School of Media Design (KMD). In 2018, he founded Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL Inc., a registered first-class architectural practice in Japan, where he serves as Architect, Founder and CEO. Since 2026, he has served as the youngest Deputy Chair of the Executive Committee of the JAPAN Inter-Design Forum (JIDF), a long-established design organisation founded by architect Kisho Kurokawa and others. He is also a full member of the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), the Architectural Design Association of Nippon (ADAN) and Pop Power Project (PPP), among other organisations.

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