Momoyo Kaijima
Japanese architect and professor at ETH Zurich
Momoyo Kaijima (Kajima, Momoya; born 1969) is a Japanese architect known for her work at Atelier Bow-wow, a studio that was founded by herself and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto. Her work has focused mainly on urban residential buildings in Japan. In 2021, was appointed as a Full Professor of Affective Architectures in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich.
Early life and education
Kaijima was born in Tokyo in 1969 and was interested in houses from a young age. Kaijima was not influenced by anything in particular, however she had many opportunities to visit different houses.
In 1991 she graduated from the Japan Women's University in the faculty of Domestic science. Kaijima received her post graduate degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1994 with an engineering degree and continued on to get a graduate and postgraduate degree from the same institution. Kaijima went on to lecture and work at many universities across the world; Harvard, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Rice University, Delft University of Technology, Columbia, and E.T.H.Z. She has been an assistant professor at the University of Tsukuba since 2000 where she conducts research.
Career
Kaijima started working with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto on competitions during their school career, and due to their successes, decided to create an Architectural studio together called Atelier Bow-Wow. Much of Atelier Bow-Wow’s work is centered on residential architecture, specifically in urban areas.
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