
Erika is from Tokyo, Japan, where she started training as an architect at Tokyo Metropolitan University. After completing a BEng and MEng in architecture, Erika moved to London and completed her AA Diploma and Master’s with distinction at the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL). She has worked for internationally renowned architects such as Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban and award-winning London practices such as Takero Shimazaki Architects. Erika teaches at the AA and lectures at the University of Greenwich.