Hiroki Tanabe was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1972. He completed the master course of architecture in Nihon University in 1999. His own studio was established in 2000. He designed Minami-Nagano Dental Clinic & Residence in 2005. For this work he won JCD Design Award 2006, Good Design Award 2006, 27th INAX Design Contest, Wallpaper Design Awards 2007 (Best Dentist), 33th Tokyo Architecture Award (Highest Award) and Selected Architectural Designs of the Architectural Institute of Japan 2008.His works are well known to the public which are not only beautiful but also functional architecture. They were published and posted on the Internet in many countries.