Personal History
1957 Born in Kashiwazaki City Niigata Prefecture Japan; 1980 Bachelor of Architecture, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music; 1982 Master of Architecture, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music; 1982~90 Worked at Arata Isozaki & Associates; Founded Hori&Okabe architects, Barcelona/E; 1995 Founded Hori architects, Tokyo; 1996-98 Lecturer Tama Art University, Tokyo; 2001~ Lecturer Special Engineering College of Kogakuin University, Tokyo; 2004~ Lecturer Kogakuin University, Tokyo; 2006~ Lecturer Nihon University, Kouriyama.

Honors & Awards
1979 Prize for Fine works The Central grass International Architecture Design Competition; 1996 First Prize Aso-cho Art Project for Kumamoto Artpolis International Architecture Design Competition; 2003 First Prize Minakata Kumagusu Archives International Architecture Design Competition; 2007 Prize for Architecture Lighting Design Competition.

Principal Works and Projects (selection)
Works and Projects for Arata Isozaki & associates:
As Architect:1983~90 Sant Jordi Sports Hall (Barcelona); 1989~90 Proyect Para El Solar 'K' -Donastia-San Sebastian Competition, Spain. As Chief Architect: 1996 University Park, Pavilion (Santiago de compostela/E); 2006~ University of Central Asia (Khorog Tajikistan, Naryn Kyrgyzstan, Tekeli Kazakhstan)
Works and Projects for Hori architects:
2002 Hara Masaki Retrospective Exhibition -space design : Tokyo University or Fine Art Museum (Tokyo) 2006~ University of Central Asia with AIA; 2009~ Fujimoto House (Fujiyosida Yamanashi)

Art Exhibition
1979 Drawings show 2men, gallery 412 (Tokyo); 1997 Tour Exhibition at 3towns for Earthwork Projects (Souryou, Mirasaka, Kisa, Hiroshima); 2004 Box Art Exhibition gallery Cyoubei (Kashiwazaki Niigata).

Publications
1982 Drawings by Japanese Contemporary Architects (Edition Graphic); 1992 Columns: Barcelona sketch (Niigata Daily News); 1995 Shinkenchiku, Dec. (Shinkenchiku-sha); 2002 MINE, Nov. (Koudansha); 2003 Catalogue for The Exhibition Kumamoto Artpolis: Architecture through Communication (The Japan Foundation); 2003 Kenchiku Journal, Dec. (Kenchiku Journal); 2006 GA JAPAN, Jul-Aug (A.D.A. EDITA TOKYO); 2006 LIVES, Jun-Jul (Daiichi Progress); 2006 TITLE, Nov. (Bungeishunjyu); 2007 Jutaku Joho, Aug. (Recruit)