Shimoda Ichita (Dr. architecture)

Dr. Ichita Shimoda completed his Ph.D. in Architectural History of Southeast Asia at Waseda University, Tokyo. He is an Associate Professor at the World Heritage Program in the University of Tsukuba. He has worked on the restoration sites at Angkor Monuments, such as Angkor Wat and Bayon in Cambodia as a Technical Advisor of the Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor, UNESCO Japanese Funds-in-Trust Project. He is carrying out the research and conservation projects at the several archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. In addition, he engaged in works related to the nomination and management of Japanese World Heritage sites in the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japanese government between 2016 and 2019. Conservation and adaptive reuse of the architectural heritage including traditional building, historical city, and archaeological monuments are also important issues for him.

Personal Information

Associate Professor, World Heritage Program, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Profession

Architectural History of Ancient and Medieval Period at the Southeast Asia

Conservation of Stone and Brick Structure

World Heritage Studies

Career

2020-: Associate Professor

World Heritage Program, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba

2019 : Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba

2018-2019: Senior Specialist

World Cultural Heritage Unit, Office for International Cooperation of Cultural Heritages, Cultural Resources unitization Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs

2016-2018: Senior Specialist

Office for World Cultural Heritage, Monuments and Sites Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs

2013-2016: Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba

2007-2013: Site Director

Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor

2004-2007: Lecturer/Assistant Professor

Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Education

2010: Doctor of Architecture degree awarded

Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture

Doctoral thesis: “Study on the Ancient Khmer City ISANAPURA”

2001-2004: Research Fellowship for Young Scientists

2001-2004: Doctoral Program in Architectural History

Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture

1999-2001: Master of Architecture

Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture

1996-1999: Bachelor of Architecture

Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, Dept. of Architecture

Main Works

2016-2019: Senior Specialist, Agency for Cultural Affairs

Nomination work of the UNESCO World Heritage

Architectural Works of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (2017)
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018)
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, Mounded Tombs in Ancient Japan (2019)

2013-2015: UNESCO Expert

Borobudur Conservation Project (in Indonesia)

2006-2015: Technical Advisor, Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor Monument

Restoration Project of the Outer Gallery, Bayon

Restoration Project of the Southern Library, Bayon

Restoration Project of the Northern Library, Angkor Wat

2003-2016: Field Director

Sambor Prei Kuk Conservation Project (in Cambodia)

Awards

2012: Decorated the Royal medal of Sahametrei from Kingdom of Cambodia,

by the restoration work of the Bayon temple

2006: Decorated the Royal Medal of Sahametrei from Kingdom of Cambodia,

by the research and conservation of Sambor Prei Kuk monuments