Toshikazu Ishida is a professor at the Department of Architecture and Building Science, Tohoku University. He earned his Doctor of Engineering (Dr-Eng), Architecture, from the University of Tokyo in 1996.

He focuses his research on: Energy Smart Urbanism, Green Building Design, Energy Harvesting Technology and Building Design methods, Sustainability and Resilience for Shrinking and Depopulated Community, User immersive energy communication environment and Architecture Space Design, Smart Building Inspection, Elderly Housing History and Prototype Design. He has received professional awards in Japan and In Netherlands. His major research outcome includes Post 311 Sendai OASIS an Urban Restructuring Design proposal for Sendai city, epicenter of the 311 earthquake, based on the Green Infrastructure and Renewable Energy source in the Post 311 disaster in Tohoku.