Professor Yoichi Ando was awarded the 1995 Institute Honor by the American Institute of Architects. His 30 years of work developing and applying new theories of concert hall acoustics have helped redefine the way music is heard. A scientist, author and educator, his achievements are a benefit to both the world of architecture and the world of music. He was Associate Dean at the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Japan.
1975 Received PhD from Waseda University
Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellow (1975.7-1977.5) at Drittes physikalisches Institut, Universitat Gottingen
2001 Established Journal of Temporal Design http://www.jtdweb.org/
2002 Received Dottore AD Honorem“ (Laurea Honoris Causa), University of Ferrara
2003 Professor Emeritus, Graduate School Kobe University
2013 Member, Bologna Academy of Science
Author: Concert Hall Acoustics, Springer (1985), Architectural Acoustics, Springer (1998), Auditory Visual Sensations, Springer (2009), Brain-Grounded Theory of Temporal and Spatial Design, and 10 other books.
