Yasuhisa Toyota studied acoustic design at the Kyushu Institute of Design, Japan. Today, he is one of the world’s leading acousticians as well as President of Nagata Acoustics America Inc.
He has been chief acoustician for over 50 projects worldwide and cites the Suntory Hall, Tokyo and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles as two of his greatest achievements. Meet the man who decided as a boy in junior high school that his future career would somehow have to embrace his first love, music – and in particular classical music.
Taught in the fields of music and technology, there is no question why Yasuhisa Toyota does what he does – he is, quite simply, passionate about acoustic design. “Each project is different and unique,” he says, “and each project provides me with different challenges. I’ve worked alongside many musicians and architects during my career and my inspiration clearly comes from them.” Intrigued, we quizzed him further.