Tomomi Hayashi
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Tomomi Hayashi is a notable Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

-Estonian architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

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From 1990 to 1994 Tomomi Hayashi studied in the Yokohama National University
Yokohama National University
, or is a national university in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Chiba University. It is noted for its Business Administration program.-History:The predecessor...

 (横浜国立大学 Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku) in the department of architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

. From 1995 to 1999 he studied in the Virginia Polytechnic University.

From 1994 to 1995 Tomomi Hayashi worked in the Maki&Associates architectural bureau. From 1999 to 2001 he worked in the Rafael Vińoly Architects architectural bureau. From 2001 to present he works in Estonia - from 2001 to 2003 in HEAD Arhitektid OÜ architectural office, in 2003 in KOSMOS OÜ architectural office and from 2004 to present in HG Architecture OÜ.

Most notable works bu Tomomi Hayashi are sports hall in Lasnamäe
Lasnamäe
Lasnamäe is the most populous administrative district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The districts' population is about 115,000, the majority of which is Russian-speaking. Local housing is mostly represented by 5-16 stories high panel blocks of flats, built in the 1970-1990s. Lasnamäe is...

, Museum of Occupations, Forum department store and the reconstruction of the Old Flour Storage in Rottermanni Quarter. For the sports hall in Lasnamäe Tomomi Hayashi received the annual architecture prize of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia in 2003 and the Best Concrete Building 2003 award. In 2009 Tomomi Hayashi was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Prize for the reconstruction and extension of the Old Flour Storage in Rotermanni Quarter.

Tomomi Hayashi is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.

Works

  • Makuhari Messe North Hall, Japan 1997 (with Maki & Associates)
  • David L. Lawrence Convention Centre, 2003 (with Rafael Vinóly Architects)
  • Lasnamäe sports hall, 2003 (with Siiri Vallner
    Siiri Vallner
    Siir Vallner is an Estonian architect.Siiri Vallner studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture. She graduated from the academy in 1997...

    , Hanno Grossschmidt
    Hanno Grossschmidt
    Hanno Grossschmidt is a notable Estonian architect.From 1980 to 1991 Hanno Grossschmidt studied in the 7th Secondary School of Tallinn. From 1991 to 1993 Hanno Grossschmidt briefly studied in the Tallinn University of Technology. From 1993 he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the...

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  • Museum of Occupations in Tallinn, 2003 (with Siiri Vallner, Indrek Peil)
  • Forum department store, 2007 (with Hanno Grossschmidt)
  • Reconstruction and extension of the Old Flour Storage in the Rotermanni Quarter, 2009 (with Hanno Grossschmidt)

Competitions

  • Hotel Paadi, 2002; 1. prize
  • Agricultural Museum in Mahtra
    Mahtra
    Mahtra is a village in Juuru Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It has a population of 92 .In 1858 a peasant insurgency called the Mahtra War took place at the Mahtra Manor....

    , 2005; 1. prize
  • Old Flour Storage in Rotermanni Quarter, 2005; 1. prize
  • International competition for the new building of the Estonian Public Broadcasting company, 2007;

Awards

  • Annual architecture prize of the Estonian Cultural Endowment, 2003;
  • Best Concrete Building 2003;

See also

List of Estonian architects
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