{"id":33034,"date":"2020-07-07T17:30:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T17:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-swa-2019.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=principals&#038;p=33034"},"modified":"2021-04-27T21:34:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T21:34:42","slug":"shuntaro-yahiro-hiro","status":"publish","type":"principals","link":"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/principals\/shuntaro-yahiro-hiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Shuntaro Yahiro (\u2018Hiro\u2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;singlefimg&#8221;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-text \"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field-label\">Phone No<\/span>415.332.5100<\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-email \"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field-label\">Email<\/span><a href=\"mailto:syahiro@swagroup.com\">syahiro@swagroup.com<\/a><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549973229250{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px;\"><strong>FEATURED PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-repeater \"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/hokkaido-ballpark\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">Hokkaido Ballpark Master Plan<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/ichigaya-forest\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">Ichigaya Forest<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/sun-city-tower-kobe\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">SunCity Tower Kobe<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1594143067786{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"pname\">Shuntaro Yahiro (\u2018Hiro\u2019)<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-text ceo\">Principal<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-wysiwyg interest\"><p>\u201cLandscape has transformative power: I believe that great ideas and design are powerful, and can make a big difference regardless of the project type or scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549972932909{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-wysiwyg \"><p>Hiro is a designer, creative thinker, and storyteller, with a unique Japanese and U.S. design\/cultural background that drives his curiosity. He studied Japanese garden design and environmental planning design in college, where he developed an appreciation for the way nature engages the imagination through sensory experience. He finds conceptual and poetic beauty in simplicity and details.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of subtraction is valued in the Japanese aesthetic, with the Ikebana being a prime example. Design requires organization, and this principle can be seen in many aspects of Hiro\u2019s design approach. Taking the client\u2019s needs, vision,and goals into consideration, he begins with research, and then locates connections among various factors. As he applies his imagination toward presented programs and situations, these connective lines become more refined, creating timeless designs, desirable spaces, and memorable places for people.<\/p>\n<p>Hiro\u2019s designs not only create aesthetically beautiful places for people and the future environment, but also emphasize the beauty of nature with innovative solutions and functions, based upon understanding of site-specific cultural influences and the geological and hydrological environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549973613519{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-wysiwyg \"><p>Master of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Environmental Planning, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan, 2004<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549973668697{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 20px; 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