April 1, 1999

Tom Heneghan was born in London, England, in 1951, and was educated at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, graduating in 1975. In 1976 he became a tutor at the Architectural association, and was appointed Unit Master (Senior Lecturer) in 1979. He continued to teach at the AA for fourteen years, until 1990.

He has also taught and lectured at a number of other universities, including University College London, the University of Bath, Macintosh University Glasgow, CUA University Washington DC, and the Royal University of Malta. In 1996 he lectured in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the invitation of the royal Australian Institute of Architects.

In Japan, he has taught at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Waseda University, Rikka University, and Tokyo National University of Fine Arts, Department of Architecture, where he was Visiting Foreign Professor. In 1998 he was appointed Professor at Kogakuin University, Tokyo.

In 1990, Heneghan was invited by Kumamoto Prefecture to be one of only five foreign architects commissioned to design buildings as part the 'Kumamoto Art Polis' program, and he established his Tokyo office. As a result of his Kumamoto buildings, in 1994 he received the Award of the Japan Architectural Academy - the highest award in Japanese architecture.

In 1991 Heneghan was appointed as 'Master Architect' for the 'Machi no Kao' ('Face of the Town') series of small projects in Toyama Prefecture, which included buildings Enric Mirralles, Daniel Liebeskind and Ron Herron.

Heneghan's work is currently included in the exhibition "Emerging Trends in Japanese Architecture", now touring Asia, and his work was also included in the exhibition of Japanese architecture at the 1996 Milan Triennial.

His constructed works include the Kumamoto Grasslands Agricultural Institute; a viewing platform in Toyama; a permanent Installation at the Taeyama Museum; vacation buildings in Hiroshima; the Hotaruika Museum in Namerikawa, Toyama; Forest Park Adatara auto-camp in Fukushima; and a bridge in Ohyamacho, Toyama.

Curriculum Vitae

1951 Born London

1975 Graduated, Architectural Association, London.AA Dipl

1975 Holloway Scholarship 1st Prize, Japan Architect Residential Design Competition

1976 2nd Prize,Japan Architect Residential Design Competition

1978 2nd Prize,Japan Architect Residential Design Competition

1980 1st Prize, Art into Landscape Competition (UK)

1980 2nd Prize, Thamesmead Landmark Competition (UK)

1980 Bernard Webb Rome Scholarship

1981 1st Prize, Neon Sculpture Competition (UK)

1983 1st Prize, Colt/ Building Design Competition (UK)

1989 3rd Prize,'Poliphile' International Invited Competition

1994 Award of the Academy of Japanese Architecture

1995 1st Prize, Namerikawa Museum Competition ( Japan)

1995 1st Prize, Fukeshima Auto-Camp Competition (Japan)

1995 SD Award ( Japan)

1998 Chubu Architecture Award (Japan)