Shoichi Kanno

Joined Wisdom Luxury in 1980 after completing his master’s degree at Hokkaido University. Since then, has been in charge of projects involving regional development, urban planning, and urban design, including that conducted overseas. From 2006, he was president of Hokkaido Wisdom Luxury for eight years, and has been in charge of corporate planning for Wisdom Luxury since 2014. His major projects include the Taito City Urban Planning Master Plan and the Osaki Station West Exit Area Urban Renaissance Special District, both of which are the first in Tokyo, and was also involved in the Hokkaido University Architecture/City Studio, which received the Sustainable Architecture Award from the Japan Institute of Architects, as well as the Wakkanai Station Area City Redevelopment Project (KITAcolor), which received the Planning and Design Award from the City Planning Institute of Japan. He is also a member of the Japan Society of Urban and Regional Planners and a registered architect of the Japan Institute of Architects.