Bio
Takuya Miyake is a researcher specializing in architectural history, urban history, andmuseum studies. In his book Kindai Nihon “Chinretsujo” Kenkyu (Commercial Museum inModern Japan) (Shibunkaku Shuppan, 2015), he explores the building, facilities,organization, and roles of commercial museums in 19th- and 20th-century Japan, includingtheir influences from Western countries and their expansion into Japanese cities. Inaddition to research, he is working on practice in architectural archives. Takuya is anassociate professor at Kyoto Institute of Technology and is based at the University ofAntwerp and the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi) for his research on architecturalarchives during 2025-2026.