Off the record: Kunihiko Matsuba
With its new “Off the record” section, AA gives the floor to architects through short Q&As. Today, focus on Kunihiko Matsuba, founder of Japanese Tyrant office, who agreed to answer AA’s questions. Next one in two weeks!
![Clinique dentaire, Nagasawa, Japon, 2014.](https://www.larchitecturedaujourdhui.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Nagasawa-Dental-Clinic-300x211.png)
![Brasserie de Saké Hirozakari, Nakanojo, Japon, 2011.](https://www.larchitecturedaujourdhui.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Hirozakari-Sake-Brewery-300x212.png)
![Centre culturel Ajiroen, Tokyo, Japon, en cours.](https://www.larchitecturedaujourdhui.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ajiroen-300x200.png)
Being an architect is….
You become an architect when others name you so.
My ideal commission
Next UN Building.
How I imagine my profession in twenty years?
The architect is going to be not merely a designer, but be more like a producer creating the project itself.
My advice to a young architect
Don’t work for a big firm or famous architects, but make a good firm and be a good architect.
What I would like to pass on to my associates
Pure ambition to architecture.
The new-comer architect to keep an eye on
Junya Ishigami and Tsuyoshi Tane (DGT).
The project I would have liked to sign
Ajiroen Cultural Complex in Hachioji, Tokyo (under construction).
The other job I would have liked to practice
A fashion designer as good as joining the Paris Collection.
A book, an object or a work of art I particularly love
I love collecting art works. Now, I am going to get a Hiroshi Sugimoto’s work.
A place that inspires me
Riverside space near my parent’s house.