Junko Yamamoto

Growing up in Japan, Junko began her architectural education at the Kyoto Architectural College (KAC) in Kyoto, Japan. After obtaining her Architectural Diploma from the KAC and her course certificate from the Kyoto Renewable Energy School, she moved to the US to continue her education with several scholarships. She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree with distinction from Boston Architectural College (BAC), where she was awarded Henry Adams Medal and AIA Certificate, Architecture Degree Project Studio Commendations, and Greene Architecture Degree Project Studio Award. She obtained a Master of Architecture II degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Junko is a licensed architect in Japan and the United States and is registered as a LEED Accredited Professional. She has been practicing in the field of architecture since 2005, playing a key role in the design and construction of a number of projects, including projects for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as commercial and residential projects. In addition, she undertook multiple independent commissions for buildings, interiors, and custom-design furniture projects both in the US and in Japan.

In parallel with her professional design practice and academic activities, Junko tirelessly works as an artist. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally in various juried exhibitions and has been awarded and featured in multiple publications. Expanding her practice in art and architecture, she has assisted a course at Harvard University GSD and continues to teach at BAC.

Selected Honors & Awards:

• 2018 EDCO Faculty Grant
• 2017 Third Place, International Land Art Design Competition
• 2016 ACI Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship Award, ACI Foundation
• 2012 Edward G. Carson Award for Excellence in Design, Mid-Atlantic National Art Competition
• 2012 Valedictorian, B. Arch, Boston Architectural College
• 2012 Henry Adams Medal and AIA Certificate
• 2012 Architecture Degree Project Studio Commendations, BAC
• 2012 Greene Architecture Degree Project Studio Award, BAC
• 2011 Roy Viklund Scholarship, Sasaki Associates
• 2011 Edgar K. Schutz Scholarship, American Galvanizers Association
• 2009 Dean Arcangelo Cascieri Scholarship, BAC
• 2009 Glassman Award, BAC
• 2008 Kronish Practice Award, BAC
• 2003 Doryoku Award, Kyoto Architectural College

Companies

• Adjunct Professor Roger Williams University, School of Architecture (2022)
• Co-Founder | Principal iVY Design | アイビー・デザイン (2016)
• Comprehensive Design Studio / Advanced Design Workshop Faculty Boston Architectural College (2016 — 2021)
• Architect Payette (2017 — 2020)
• Gateway Project Faculty Boston Architectural College (2017 — 2019)
• Designer YES - Yamamoto dEsign Studio (2006 — 2016)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2016 — 2016)
• Designer Leers Weinzapfel Associates (2016 — 2016)
• Winter Internship Behnisch Architekten (2015 — 2016)

Education

• 2017 Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture II
• 2012 Boston Architectural College, Bachelor of Architecture
• 2003 Kyoto Architectural College, Diploma in Architecture
• 2002 Kyoto Renewable Energy School, Certificate in Renewable Energy