Tetsuo Kobori, a founder of Tetsuo Kobori Architects, born in 1971 in Gifu. In 1997, he completed his master’s degree in architectural engineering at Hosei University, under Hidenobu Jinnai. After graduation, he joined Kume Sekkei and founded Tetsuo Kobori Architects in 2008. Since 2020, he has been teaching as a professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Design, at Hosei University. Tetsuo Kobori places great importance on dialogue with clients and, through a series of workshops, he is always striving for better architecture. He works to create new architecture and places that create a connection between people and the history and natural environment of the place.