Arata Oguri
Director
An East Asia Region Board member and the leader of the Tokyo Office, Arata represents Arup in Japan and, internally, leads and manages the Tokyo Office, active in the areas of buildings, renewable energy, sustainable transport and smart city, by coordinating efforts on both strategic and operational fronts.
Arata is an experienced technical consultant in the built environment, with professional qualifications in project management, architecture, and building structural engineering. He has been delivering consulting and design services to both private and public clients in Japan and elsewhere for more than 30 years, often facilitating cross-border working relationships among project participants. He is always interested in playing a unique role at the interface of Japanese and foreign cultures.