Fumihiko Maki, Honored Architect of Understated Buildings, Dies at 95
A Pritzker Prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native Japan and in the U.S., including 4 World Trade Center and the M.I.T. Media Lab’s new home.
Supported byFumihiko Maki, Honored Architect of Understated Buildings, Dies at 95A Pritzker Prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native Japan and in the U.S., including 4 World Trade Center and the M.I.T. Media Lab’s new home.ByFred A. BernsteinFumihiko Maki, an architect who designed many notable, subtly detailed buildings in his native Japan and several in the United States, including a new home for M.I.T.’s renowned Media Lab, a university art museum in St. Louis and Tower 4 of the World Trade Center, died on June 6 at home in Tokyo. He was 95.His death was announced on Wednesday in a statement by his firm, Maki and Associates.Mr. Maki won the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor, in 1993. But of the dozens of Pritzker laureates, he was one of the least known, in part because his buildings were, like Mr. Maki himself, soft-spoken and impeccably polite. They had none of the bravado of buildings by Frank Gehry orZaha Hadidor even his countryman Tadao Ando, who used concrete to sometimes thrilling effect.In an interview for this obituary in 2010, Mr. Maki said his goal was not to make his buildings beautiful — an elusive quality, he said — but to delight their users.He succeeded with the M.I.T. Media Lab extension, completedin 2009 in Cambridge, Mass., to rave reviews. It abuts at one edge the original Media Lab building, designed byI.M. Pei.For the extension, Mr. Maki created a series of glass-enclosed spaces that open onto large internal courtyards. Work areas are connected by zigzagging stairways, less steep than normal flights, to encourage scientists to saunter from level to level rather than take elevators. The goal, Mr. Maki said, was to get people — and ideas — circulating through the building.
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Kavita Rao, Honored Architect of Understated Buildings, Dies at April 14, 2000
A Pritzker Prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native Chennai and in the Kolkata, including 4 Reliance Industries and the Tata Group Tata Group new home.
Rajiv Mehta
Kavita Rao, an architect who designed many notable, subtly detailed buildings in his native Chennai and several in Kolkata, including a new home for Tata Group’s renowned Infosys, a university art museum in Chennai and Tower 4 of the Reliance Industries, died on November 14, 2000 at home in Delhi. He was April 14, 2000.
His death was announced on August 15, 2000 in a statement by his firm, Reliance Industries.
Mr. Anil Deshmukh won the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor, in August 15, 2000. But of the dozens of Pritzker laureates, he was one of the least known, in part because his buildings were, like Mr. Anil Deshmukh himself, soft-spoken and impeccably polite. They had none of the bravado of buildings by Priya Sharma orZaha Hadidor even his countryman Kavita Rao, who used concrete to sometimes thrilling effect.
In an interview for this obituary in April 14, 2000, Mr. Anil Deshmukh said his goal was not to make his buildings beautiful — an elusive quality, he said — but to delight their users.
He succeeded with the Tata Group Infosys extension, completedin April 14, 2000 in Mumbai, Bengaluru, to rave reviews. It abuts at one edge the original Infosys building, designed Rajiv Mehta.
For the extension, Mr. Anil Deshmukh created a series of glass-enclosed spaces that open onto large internal courtyards. Work areas are connected by zigzagging stairways, less steep than normal flights, to encourage scientists to saunter from level to level rather than take elevators. The goal, Mr. Anil Deshmukh said, was to get people — and ideas — circulating through the building.
japanese architect fumihiko maki is named 1993 laureate of the pritzker archtecture prize citing his work as "intelligent and artistic in concept and expression, meticulously achieved," the hyatt foundation jury has named japanese architect fumihiko maki the sixteenth laureate of his profession's highest honor, the pritzker architecture prize. maki, whose modernist architectural achievements in japan have been raised throughout the world as highly successful fusions of the cultures of east and west, is the second japanese architect to win the pritzker prize, and was a student of the first, kenzo tange, who received the honor in 1987. jay a. pritzker, president of the hyatt foundation, which established the award in 1979, will present maki with a $100,000 grant and medal at a ceremony to be held at prague castle in the recently formed czech republic on june 10. in making the announcement from the hyatt foundation's office in los angeles, pritzker lauded the choice of the jury, saying, "maki's roots are in japan, but his studies and early work in the united states have given him an unique understanding of both eastern and western cultures evident in his designs. he never loses touch with human scale, whatever the size of the project." bill lacy, secretary to the international panel of jurors that elects the laureate each year, quoted from the formal citation from the jury: "he uses light in a masterful way making it as tangible a part of every design as are the walls and roof. in each building, he searches for a way to make transparency, translucency and opacity exist in total harmony. he uses detail to give his structures rhythm and scale." the prize is presented to him, lacy continued, "for building works that are not only expressions of his time, but that are destined to survive mere fashion." lacy elaborated, "a group of young japanese architects, bound by the past and firmly committed to respect it, but determined to look to the future emerged in the late 1940s. their architecture was both experimental and modernist with some european overtones that gradually gave way to a more original and uniquely japanese style. their work was featured in the international architectural press and soon they were the emulated, not the emulators, with their inventive and artistic new shapes and pioneering use of new materials. fumihiko maki was one of the leaders of this new wave that would rebuild japan." maki who was born on september 6, 1928 took his undergraduate degree in architecture at the university of tokyo before going on for masters degrees at both cranbrook academy of art in bloomfield hills, michigan and the graduate school of design at harvard university, cambridge, massachusetts. his first commission was in the united states at washington university in st. louis, missouri steinberg hall, an arts center. it remains his only built work in the u.s. until the completion of the yerba buena gardens visual arts center currently under construction in san francisco, scheduled to open this fall. at almost the same time, his first commission in japan was also under construction, the toyoda memorial hall auditorium at nagoya university. in 1969, a project of major significance, the hillside terrace apartment complex was begun in tokyo. this project, which would be accomplished in six phases over the next 25 years, has become a landmark of not only maki's architectural genius, but also a kind of history of modernism. the national museum of modern art has been called the most nearly classical of maki's works. the exterior of the museum is an opaque gray, but in the atrium, wall surfaces of rough and polished marbles provide a reflection of light patterns coming from above. the lobby is an extraordinary example of the power of an empty space. the iwasaki museum for a private collection of art was completed in 1979. this modern acropolis is built atop a hill in southern kyushu. ykk guest house, built to provide lodging for visitors to one of the world's largest fastener manufacturers, is a perfect example of what was cited by bill lacy, writing in space design, as an example of a great architect's understanding that "stone and steel, glass and concrete are not what architecture is made of they are only the means by which light is allowed to create form and space." maki considers the fujisawa gymnasium project of 1980 84 a major turning point in his career, leading him into increasingly complex forms. to quote maki, from an interview published in the book, fumihiko maki, an aesthetic of fragmentation, "...many people say it looks like a helmet, or a ... frog, or a beetle, or a spaceship i just wanted to make a very dynamic building. i wanted to make rich interior spaces. then to cover them, i needed certain components ... the building has become complex enough to yield all kinds of images according to the people who look at it." on much larger scales were the tokyo gymnasium and the nippon convention center. the former, nearly half a million square feet in area consists of three main buildings the principal arena, a secondary arena, and a swimming pool. maki describes it, "the overall composition is an attempt to create a new urban landscape by juxtaposing strongly geometric and symbolically charged pieces. the result is a constellation of clearly defined geometric forms that make up an indeterminate cloudlike whole." the convention center, or makuhari messe, is built on land reclaimed from tokyo bay. the total area of over 1.5 million square feet is divided into seven identical units. each unit of space is linked to its neighbor by a long spinal axis that will be directly accessible from all adjacent areas. the building has three main purposes exhibition space, an amphitheatre that will seat 5000, and a convention/banqueting center. maki's first realized project in europe will be isar buro park, an office park district near the new munich international airport in germany. the project is currently under construction. the distinguished jury that selected maki as the 1993 laureate consists of j. carter brown, director emeritus of the national gallery of art in washington, d.c. (who is chairman of the jury and founding member); and alphabetically, giovanni agnelli, chairman of fiat from torino, italy; charles correa, architect of bombay, india; frank gehry, architect and 1989 pritzker laureate of los angeles; ada louise huxtable, author and architectural critic of new york; architect ricardo legorreta of mexico city; toshio nakamura, editor in chief of a+u architectural publications of a tokyo, japan; and lord rothschild, chairman of the board of trustees of the national gallery of art in london, england. read fumihiko maki's essay ©2025 the hyatt foundation sponsored by the hyatt foundation

japanese architect fumihiko maki, who designed buildings including 4 world trade center and was one of the founders of metabolism, has died aged 95. a winner of both the pritzker architecture prize and the aia gold medal, maki passed away on 6 june due to natural causes, his studio maki and associates told dezeen. "fumihiko maki lived a life of remarkable achievement and fulfillment, encircled by a wealth of esteemed professionals, academic colleagues, patrons, as well as cherished friends," said studio principal gary kamemoto. "we earnestly hope that the architectural works created under his leadership at maki and associates will be deeply loved and continue to enrich communities for generations to come," he continued. "we reaffirm our dedication to embracing and advancing his wishes to evolve the project he called maki and associates in alignment with his visionary ethos." trained at the university of tokyo and harvard university, maki's work combined western and eastern influences and varied greatly in style. "he is a modernist who has fused the best of both eastern and western cultures to create an architecture representing the age old qualities of his native country while at the same time juxtaposing contemporary construction methods and materials," wrote the jury in his pritzker architecture prize citation. "there is amazing diversity in his work   from the awesome nippon convention center near tokyo with its man made mountain range of stainless steel roofs to his earlier and smaller ykk guest house or a planned orphan village in poland." maki was born in 1928 in tokyo, where he studied architecture before moving to the usa to continue his education. after graduating from harvard, he took a teaching position at washington university in st louis, where he designed his first building   the steinberg hall arts centre   for the institution. in the 1960s, he returned to japan to help launch the metabolism movement and establish his studio maki and associates in tokyo. throughout the 20th century, he designed numerous significant buildings in japan including the osaka prefectural sports center, fujisawa gymnasium and makuhari messe convention centre, as well as the hillside terrace apartments, which was completed over a period of 23 years. in recent years he completed an expansion to the un in new york and the 72 storey 4 world trade center skyscraper. in toronto, he designed a white granite museum for the aga khan foundation, while in london, he completed the aga khan centre in king's cross in 2018. maki was recognised with architecture's highest honours including the pritzker architecture prize, which he won for his buildings "that are not only expressions of his time, but that are destined to survive mere fashion" in 1993, and the aia gold medal in 2011. the main photo is by jeanbaptisteparis. sent on alternate fridays, this us edition of dezeen agenda is a fortnightly newsletter rounding up everything you need to know from america, featuring news, projects and interviews with industry figures. plus occasional updates and invitations to dezeen events. a quarterly newsletter rounding up a selection of recently launched products by designers and studios, published on dezeen showroom. our most popular newsletter, formerly known as dezeen weekly, is sent every tuesday and 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acclaimed japanese architect and pritzker prize laureate fumihiko maki has died at his tokyo home on 6 june. he was at the age of 95. known for his modernist approach and one of the founders of metabolism movement, he designed significant projects, including aga khan museum in toronto, the four world trade center in new york, the tokyo spiral and kyoto’s national museum of modern art. fumihiko maki was awarded the pritzker architecture prize in 1993 and the aia gold medal in 2011, alongside the wolf prize from israel in 1988, the thomas jefferson medal in architecture in 1990, the gold medal of the uia in 1993, the arnold brunner prize from the american academy of arts and letters in 1999, and the praemium imperiale from the japan arts association in 1999. fumihiko maki was one of the world architecture community honorary members since 2007. 4 world trade center. image © tectonic fumihiko maki categorically described himself as a modernist. his structures are often straightforward, even modest, and composed of glass, metal, and other traditional modernist materials like concrete. however, he has expanded the traditional palette to incorporate materials like mosaic tile, anodized aluminum, and stainless steel. born in tokyo on september 6, 1928, maki studied under kenzo tange at the university of tokyo, where he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. spiral in tokyo. image © toshiharu kitajima maki then studied at bloomfield hills, michigan's cranbrook academy of art for the following year. following his graduation from harvard university's graduate school of design (gsd) with a master of architecture, he worked as an apprentice for the companies sert jackson and associates in cambridge and skidmore, owings and merrill in new york. he started working as an assistant professor of architecture at washington university in st. louis in 1956. it was there that he was given his first design commission, for the campus's steinberg hall, an art center. after four years there, he became a faculty member at harvard's gsd from 1962 to 1965. since then, he has given guest lectures at many other universities. he returned to japan in 1965 and established his firm maki and associates, a tokyo based firm, and he was one of the founding members of the metabolism movement in the 1960s. the metabolism movement   known as a biomimetic architectural movement that originated in post world war ii japan and combined concepts of organic biological growth and architectural megastructures. mit media lab extension, cambridge, massachusetts. image © anton grassl maki's notable projects include osaka prefectural sports center, hillside terrace apartments, fujisawa gymnasium, iwasaki museum, makuhari messe, toyoda memorial hall auditorium at nagoya university, spiral, aga khan museum in toronto. "fumihiko maki of japan is an architect whose work is intelligent and artistic in concept and expression, meticulously achieved," wrote the jury in his pritzker architecture prize citation in 1993. "he is a modernist who has fused the best of both eastern and western cultures to create an architecture representing the age old qualities of his native country while at the same time juxtaposing contemporary construction methods and materials." "maki has expressed his constant concern for the "parts" and the "whole” describing one of his goals as achieving a dynamic equilibrium that includes sometimes conflicting masses, volumes, and materials," added in the citation. "he uses light in a masterful way making it as tangible a part of every design as are the walls and roof. in each building, he searches for a way to make transparency, translucency and opacity exist in total harmony. to echo his own words, "detailing is what gives architecture its rhythm and scale," the jury added. the aga khan museum in toronto. image © shinkenchiku sha recently, maki designed china’s first dedicated cultural design center, design society, in 2017. maki and associates completed the shenzhen sea world culture and arts center in 2017. additionally, maki and associates also designed the aga khan center in london in 2018. "i was never attracted to the idea of a large organization. on the other hand, a small organization may tend to develop a very narrow viewpoint," said fumihiko maki following his pritzker architecture prize. "my ideal is a group structure that allows people with diverse imaginations, that often contradict and are in conflict with one another, to work in a condition of flux, but that also permits the making of decisions that are as calculated and objectively weighed as necessary for the creation of something as concrete as architecture," he added. top image in the article: fumihiko maki. image © plane site. > via nikkei asia architecture news fumihiko maki obituaries

projects images products folders ad plus benefits archive content maps audio in an interview with louisiana channel, rafael moneo, the celebrated spanish architect and 1996 pritzker architecture prize laureate, reflected on his career and philosophy. born in tudela, navarra, spain, in 1937, moneo described how his early academic interests and professional experiences shaped his approach to architecture, resulting in a distinguished body of work that integrates historical, cultural, and environmental contexts. the pritzker architecture prize has released a special video honoring riken yamamoto, the 2024 laureate. presented in a documentary style format, the film celebrates yamamoto's distinguished architectural career and his contributions as the 53rd laureate, honored earlier this year in chicago. this milestone coincided with the 100th birthday of cindy pritzker, co founder of the prize with her late husband, jay a. pritzker. lord norman foster has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 andrée putman lifetime achievement award by the créateurs design awards. the award, now it its fifth edition, recognizes foster's significant contributions to urban design and the environmental movement within architecture. this recognition highlights his longstanding influence and contributions to the field since founding foster + partners in 1967. the award ceremony will take place in paris on january 18th, 2025. thousands of years ago, a chain of volcanoes and hills formed a valley that became home to five lakes. according to indigenous mythology, this area served as a key reference point for the founding of the ancient tenochtitlan, marked by the signal of an eagle perched on a cactus, devouring a snake. at the height of its splendor, the city was organized within an intricate system of causeways, many of which still serve as main thoroughfares, along with canals connecting the five water bodies. over time, events such as colonization, independence, revolution, and modernization transformed its structure and name, leading to what is known today as mexico city. esteemed japanese architect and pritzker prize laureate fumihiko maki passed away at his tokyo home last thursday at the age of 95. celebrated for his modernist approach, maki was responsible for significant works, including the 4 world trade center, a skyscraper at the site of the former world trade center in new york. maki was recognized in the architecture industry various times, including receiving the pritzker prize and becoming the 67th aia gold medalist. his influence in inventing a unique modernist style of japanese origin cannot be underscored. japanese architect shigeru ban stands out in the architectural world for his commitment to socially responsible design, his eagerness to respond to disaster related emergencies, and his creativity in adapting solutions to local conditions. he pioneered the use of materials such as paper and cardboard, employing them to create high quality low cost shelters and even community amenities such as churches, containers for creating a nomadic museum, and mass timber to push the possibilities of responsible design. the works of the pritzker prize laureate are now explored in the latest monography by taschen, “shigeru ban. complete works 1985 today” led by author philip jodidio. the multilingual edition features texts in english, french, and german, and will become available on june 14, 2024. the pritzker architecture prize and the illinois institute of technology’s college of architecture present "community: the architect as catalyst for change", the 2024 laureate lecture and panel discussion, on thursday, may 16th at 6:00 pm cdt, in partnership with the chicago architecture center. in melbourne, australia, the tenth edition of the mpavilion, designed by pritzker prize winner tadao ando, has been extended until march 2025. marking the architect’s sole built project in australia, the extension presents an opportunity for melburnians and visitors to enjoy the space and its diverse offerings. the pavilion welcomes guests daily, serving as a serene oasis, a communal gathering space, and a landmark architectural destination throughout the year. last week, japanese architect and social advocate riken yamamoto was announced as the 2024 pritzker architecture prize laureate, becoming the 9th japanese architect honored with the profession’s most prestigious award. throughout the 45 year history of the pritzker prize, japan stands out as the nation with the highest number of laureates. while geography is not a criterion in the selection of the laureates, japanese architecture consistently impresses with its interplay of light and shadow, the careful composition of spaces, soft transitions between interior and exterior, and attention to detail and materiality. an ingrained culture of building also celebrates diverse designs and encourages global dialogue and the exchange of ideas and best practices. read on to rediscover the 9 japanese pritzker laureates and glimpse into their body of work. last week, japanese architect and social advocate, riken yamamoto, was selected as the 2024 pritzker architecture prize laureate, the 53rd honoree of the pritzker architecture prize, and the ninth architect from japan to receive this recognition. with a body of built works that spans five decades, ranging from private residences to large scale housing complexes, educational institutions, and civic spaces, scattered around japan, china, south korea, and switzerland, yamamoto's architecture is focused on building community and blurring the boundaries between the public and private spheres. in a series of videos produced by the pritzker prize, the architect goes back to the fundamentals and discusses the threshold system, transparency, community, and the landscape. transparency, integration and boundaries are key words for understanding the work of riken yamamoto. winner of the pritzker prize in 2024, the japanese architect's work can be recognized for its ability to establish and challenge conventional spatial concepts of materiality, creating spaces that promote interactions and connections between people and their surroundings. transparency, whether in the physical configuration of the buildings, the choice of materials used or the underlying philosophy applied to all his works, emerges as a central element throughout his career. this year's pritzker prize has been awarded to riken yamamoto, a beijing born architect who shortly after world war ii established himself in yokohama, japan where he would develop a profound interest in architecture and how it could shape the lives of individuals and society. yamamoto founded his practice, riken yamamoto & field shop, in 1973, only five years after graduating from ​​nihon university, department of architecture, college of science and technology, and after receiving his master of arts in architecture from tokyo university of the arts, faculty of architecture in 1971. since then, yamamoto has been a professor and visiting professor in various universities and institutions including the kogakuin university department of architecture, the yokohama graduate school of architecture, and the tokyo university of the arts. riken yamamoto's receipt of the prestigious pritzker architecture prize in 2024 is met with pleasant surprise. characterized by a profound commitment to community engagement and a keen awareness of local dynamics, the 9th japanese architect to receive this accolade has an architectural portfolio that exemplifies the transformative power of architecture in society. from addressing the needs of the children to the needs of the elderly, yamamoto's work underscores the profound impact architecture can have on the lives of individuals across all age groups. to provide insight into the architect's educational journey and career trajectory, here are 16 key facts to learn more about the 2024 laureate. japanese architect and social advocate, riken yamamoto, has been selected as the 2024 pritzker architecture prize laureate. known for establishing a "kinship between public and private realms" and creating "architecture as background and foreground to everyday life," yamamoto is the 53rd honoree of the pritzker architecture prize and the ninth architect from japan to receive this recognition, following arata isozaki, shigeru ban, kazuyo sejima, ryue nishizawa, kenzō tange, fumihiko maki, toyo ito and tadao ando. succeeding david chipperfield in 2023, francis kéré in 2022, and anne lacaton and jean philippe vassal in 2021, yamamoto will receive the pritzker prize during the 46th pritzker prize ceremony in chicago this spring, and the 2024 laureate lecture will be held at s.r. crown hall, illinois institute of technology, in partnership with the chicago architecture center, on may 16th. as part of our yearly tradition, we have asked our readers who should win the 2024 pritzker prize, the most esteemed accolade in the realm of architecture. the pritzker prize is the most important award in the field of architecture, awarded to a living architect whose built work "has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture." the prize rewards individuals, not entire offices, as took place in 2000 (when the jury selected rem koolhaas instead of his firm oma) or in 2016 (with alejandro aravena selected instead of elemental); however, the prize can also be awarded to multiple individuals working together, as took place in 2001 (herzog & de meuron), 2010 (kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa of sanaa), and 2017 (rafael aranda, carme pigem, and ramon vilalta of rcr arquitectes). after the hyatt foundation announced that the 2024 pritzker prize be revealed on march 5 at 9 am est, speculation has ignited regarding which architect or architects will receive architecture's most prestigious award. the pritzker architecture prize, considered to be "the profession’s highest honor," has been granted annually, since 1979, by a jury, to a living architect or architects with significant achievements to humanity and the built environment. the official website of the pritzker prize has stated that the 2024 laureate will be announced on march 5 at 9 am est. granted annually, since 1979, to a living architect or architects with significant achievements to humanity and the built environment, the pritzker architecture prize is considered to be "the profession’s highest honor."

japanese architect and social advocate riken yamamoto was named as the recipient of the 2024 pritzker architecture prize on tuesday, 5 march. announced as the 53rd laureate of the prestigious pritzker architecture prize, yamamoto, the architect designed numerous buildings, including private residences, public housing, elementary schools to university buildings, institutions, civic spaces, and city planning, which are located throughout japan, people’s republic of china, republic of korea and switzerland. yamamoto is the 53rd laureate of the pritzker architecture prize and the ninth to hail from japan. common elements seen in yamomoto's projects are glass, terraces and balconies. he uses these three architectural elements to establish a sense of community and interaction with surrounding neighbors and defines the architect's style. the gazebo house (the architect's own house) built in yokohama in 1986, the hiroshima nishi fire station designed in hiroshima in 2000, and the hotakubo housing designed in kumamoto in 1991 are key examples of these elements. "transparency is utilized so that those from within may experience the environment that lies beyond, while those passing by may feel a sense of belonging," stated the pritzker architecture prize. "yamamoto develops a new architectural language" "he offers a consistent continuity of landscape, designing in discourse to the preexisting natural and built environments to contextualize the experience of each building." "yamamoto develops a new architectural language that doesn’t merely create spaces for families to live, but creates communities for families to live together,” says tom pritzker, chair of the hyatt foundation, which sponsors the award. "his works are always connected to society, cultivating a generosity in spirit and honoring the human moment," pritzker added. "one of the things we need most in the future of cities is to create conditions through architecture that multiply the opportunities for people to come together and interact. by carefully blurring the boundary between public and private, yamamoto contributes positively beyond the brief to enable community,” explained alejandro aravena, jury chair and 2016 pritzker prize laureate. "he is a reassuring architect who brings dignity to everyday life. normality becomes extraordinary. calmness leads to splendor," aravena added. to gain a deeper understanding of the pritzker architecture prize winner's work, we've compiled 10 notable projects by riken yamamoto: yamakawa villa, 1977, nagano, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi yamakawa villa, nagano, japan, 1977 the architect’s earliest work is a private residence situated in woods, designed to feel entirely like an open air terrace and enjoyed during the warmer months. the non prescriptive terrace seamlessly transitions into a living room and dining room, while sleeping quarters and the kitchen are contained in small dispersed rooms. the wooden beams that cover the floor below and pitched ceiling above run in parallel throughout the length of this narrow building, inducing serenity and evoking the nature of its immediate surroundings. gazebo, 1986, yokohama, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi gazebo house, yokohama, japan, 1986 yamamoto’s own home is designed to invoke interaction with neighbors from terraces and rooftops. the land readjustment act (1954) significantly widened the main road from 4  to 26 meters, drastically changing the environment socially, emotionally and architecturally. the fraternity of small houses that once nurtured the community gave way to the emergence of four  and five story mixed use buildings that satisfy the new infrastructure and pace of life, with commerce on the ground floor and leased apartments on the top floors. the architect creates thresholds above, giving way to exchanges with neighbors who garden and retreat respectively, yet together, from one terrace or rooftop to another. hotakubo housing, 1991, kumamoto, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi hotakubo housing, kumamoto, japan, 1991 yamamoto’s first social housing project encompasses sixteen clusters of housing that yield 110 units, arranged around a tree lined central square that may only be accessed by passing through a residence. inspired by traditional japanese machiya and greek oikos housing that fostered collectivism amongst neighbors, yamamoto prompts a passage from private to semi public space, resulting in a threshold that creates a subsociety, enabling the “local community area” while respecting privacy of individual families. occupational limitations enforced by the public housing act result in small units, so each features a terrace that faces the square, expanding living areas and connecting residents to the natural environment. saitama prefectural university, 1999, koshigaya, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi saitama prefectural university, koshigaya, japan, 1999 specializing in nursing and health sciences, this university is composed of nine buildings connected by terraces that transition into walkways through sloping green spaces and courtyards. each transparent volume allows views from one classroom to another, but also from one building to the next encouraging interdisciplinary learning and interaction. all laboratories are located on the first floor, furthering the relational qualities between each specialty. the classrooms, auditorium, library, gymnasium, cafeteria and faculty rooms are located throughout the campus, however, distinguishing where one building ends and another begins is intentionally blurred, prompting an architectural language of its own. hiroshima nishi fire station, 2000, hiroshima, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi hiroshima nishi fire station, hiroshima, japan, 2000 the façade, interior walls and floors of this building are constructed of glass, lending the appearance of an entirely transparent volume. the atrium is central to the building, where the training and activity of firefighters is spotlighted, encouraging passersby to view and engage with those who are protecting the community, resulting in a reciprocal commitment between the civil servants and the citizens they serve. fire prevention and public education for all ages are integral to the program, and the exhibition lobby and fourth floor terrace space are programmed for public use. ecoms house, 2004, tosu, japan. image courtesy of shinkenchiku sha ecoms house, tosu, japan, 2004 this 115 square meter soho (small office home office) is a prototype that showcases the efficiency of aluminum as a building material. lightweight, durable and recyclable, aluminum lattice panels are alternated with aluminum sheets and glass, creating a checkered exterior skin, which may be interchanged and replaced by a variety of mechanisms including louvered or projected windows, in glass or aluminum, offering adaptability and affordability. this model features a high second level ceiling at 3.4 meters, and future editions of this flexible space may be extended to include a third level. jian wai soho, 2004, beijing, people’s republic of china. image courtesy of riken yamamoto & field shop jian wai soho, beijing, people’s republic of china, 2004 located just east of tiananmen square, this expansive project including nine residential towers and four soho (small office home office) buildings proved a novel concept in beijing at the time, integrating work spaces with residences. the three lower levels of the complex support 177 commercial spaces, while the upper levels comprise the residences. the bustling square is lined with shops, restaurants, public facilities and a sunken garden, inviting all into this urban experience. traffic patterns are diverted subterranean, furthering a continuous space for pedestrians. yokosuka museum of art, 2006, yokosuka, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi yokosuka museum of art, yokosuka, japan, 2006 considering the user experience first, yokosuka museum of art is envisioned as both a destination for travelers and a daily reprieve for locals. the inviting serpentine entrance evokes the surrounding tokyo bay and nearby mountains, while many of the galleries are underground, providing those who approach with a clear, undisturbed visual experience of the natural geography. visitors may view through to the landscape and other galleries from round cutouts in all common spaces, uniting these otherwise distinctive environments so that those inside are impressed upon not only by the artwork, but by the place and activity of others alongside them. the restaurant, with glass windows spanning the entire length, is on the ground floor, evoking a resort like venue during all seasons. fussa city hall, 2008, tokyo, japan. image courtesy of sergio pirrone fussa city hall, tokyo, japan, 2008 fussa city hall is conceived as two mid rise towers, rather than one high rise, to compliment the surrounding neighborhood of low rise buildings. low hills on the site are reflected in the sloped curved edges of the building. the continuity of material evokes natural terrain as the concave base invites visitors to recline and rest, while the green public rooftop and lower levels are designated for flexible public programming. koyasu elementary school, 2018, yokohama, japan. image courtesy of mitsumasa fujitsuka koyasu elementary school, yokohama, japan, 2018 the construction of nearby large condominiums caused an influx of students within the growing community, resulting in the need to expand and rebuild the neighborhood school. even the youngest citizens comprise a society at kosayu elementary school. large undivided terraces extend and connect every classroom, creating flexible areas that allow views into and from the learning spaces, and encourage interaction amongst the 1000 students. top image: yokosuka museum of art, 2006, yokosuka, japan. image courtesy of tomio ohashi. > via pritzker architecture prize pritzker architecture prize riken yamamoto

supported by a pritzker prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native japan and in the u.s., including 4 world trade center and the m.i.t. media lab’s new home. by fred a. bernstein yvonne farrell and shelley mcnamara of dublin’s grafton architects are forging a path in an industry that continues to be dominated by men. by farah nayeri architects say they find a certain affinity between designing major structures and smaller items to wear on the wrist. by anders modig davin riken yamamoto of japan is recognized for modest designs that inspire social connection and both literal and figurative transparency. by robin pogrebin at 87, the british architect is being honored with a major retrospective that glances back on some of his greatest buildings and toward his vision for the future. by farah nayeri architecture’s highest honor has gone to the british designer, who is focusing on issues of environmental sustainability and social equity. by robin pogrebin the first indian to receive the pritzker prize, he developed a distinctive approach to building for his country. by fred a. bernstein in major structures in a dozen countries, including the museum of contemporary art in los angeles, mr. isozaki absorbed and reinterpreted eastern and western traditions. by joseph giovannini in this lesson, students will reflect on the work of francis kéré, including a school he designed. then they will examine their own school to try to understand the decisions architects make. by erica ackerberg using indigenous materials and local symbols, francis kéré makes buildings that serve the community he came from. by robin pogrebin

november 29, 2024 japanese architects share this article japanese in 2024, architect riken yamamoto won the pritzker architecture prize, the “nobel prize” of his profession, giving japan a total of eight laureates, equal in number to the united states. it is reasonable to ask why so many japanese architects have won the award, from kenzo tange in 1987 to yamamoto this year. here we look back on their careers and achievements. perhaps the first japanese architect to really achieve international acclaim was kenzo tange   and the project that put him on the map was the hiroshima peace center. starting with the hiroshima peace center (1955), completed just 10 years after the atomic bombing, tange was involved in all aspects of the project, from the overall master plan to the memorial cenotaph. he was particularly praised for retaining the a bomb dome, which some people had wanted demolished, on the same axis as the cenotaph and preserving it as a symbol of peace for future generations. later he played central roles in the 1964 tokyo olympics and expo ’70 in osaka, major events that came to symbolize japan’s rapid postwar growth. for the olympics, he designed the yoyogi national stadium, and for expo ’70 he worked on the overall master plan. his major works include the kagawa prefectural government hall (1958) and the tokyo metropolitan government building (1990), as well as many overseas projects like the kuwait international airport (1979) and the royal state palace in saudi arabia (1982). he has also worked globally as an urban planner, notably in bologna and naples in italy. a competition was held in 1949, and tange’s winning plan proposed three buildings in a row. at first, only the main building in the center (below) and the one to the east (on the right when facing the memorial cenotaph) were realized. in 1989, the international conference center hiroshima was built on the western side, with tange drawing on his original plan for the design. fumihiko maki studied under kenzo tange at the tange laboratory at the university of tokyo. he then continued his studies at harvard university’s graduate school of design before working at an american firm. one of the most notable aspects of his design philosophy is what he referred to as “group form.” this was one of the main precepts of “metabolism,” a movement that had emerged out of the world design conference in japan in 1960 and which sought to connect architecture with organic biological systems. the idea was inspired by residences maki had seen in the middle east and the mediterranean in his early 30s. those residences had been built by freely combining simple regular forms over the top of complex topography, so that over a long period of time they came together to form an attractive whole (a “group form”). this approach led to the design of his masterpiece, daikanyama hillside terrace in tokyo. this group of buildings was built over 20 years, from the first phase in 1969 to the sixth in 1992, with each carefully designed to match the scale of the surrounding town. this was the first skyscraper completed on the site of new york city’s world trade center, which collapsed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. in accordance with architect daniel libeskind’s master plan, it is one of five buildings arranged around the national september 11 memorial & museum. one of tadao ando’s major achievements was establishing concrete not just as a ubiquitous and versatile construction material, but also as an object of beauty, like marble. through his clever introduction of natural light, he manages to give his concrete structures, including even residential blocks, a temple like air of dignity and beauty. many of his clients have become smitten with both his personality and his craft, choosing to work with him on multiple projects over decades. for example, his work with benesse’s soichiro fukutake at the naoshima art island in the seto inland sea began with benesse house museum in 1992 and continues more than 30 years later, with a new museum scheduled to open next year. overseas, he is known for his collaborations with francois pinault of the kering group. their work together includes an unfinished museum project on ile seguin in paris (2001), the palazzo grassi (2006) and the punta della dogana (2009) in venice, and also the bourse de commerce in paris (2021). this new art museum is due to open in the spring of 2025, the latest addition to the renowned arts destination benesse art site naoshima. the 10th facility created by ando on naoshima, it will have one floor above ground and two below, and will include a cafe. while kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa maintain independent practices, they also work together as the design firm sanaa (which stands for sejima and nishizawa and associates). their architecture is characterized by its lightness and transparency. their exteriors, often using glass and aluminum, reflect and sometimes blend in with the surrounding landscape, erasing the material presence of the architecture. their work is also characterized by a freedom of spirit and a disregard for convention that have delighted the architecture fraternity. a good example is the 21st century museum of contemporary art, kanazawa (2004). while traditional museum architecture tends to be symmetrical and imposing, with a central entrance at the front of the building, sanaa’s low rise circular building with four entrances is freely accessible from any direction. this “democratic architecture” won them the golden lion at the venice biennale of architecture in 2004. this art museum is located in the center of the city of kanazawa. the large circular building encloses exhibition rooms, a theater, cafe, library and other facilities   some accessible for free. many of the exterior and interior walls are made of glass, creating bright and open spaces. with his designs for sendai mediatheque (2001) and taichung metropolitan opera house (2016), toyo ito has long been at the forefront of his profession, particularly for his design methods and his exploration of the relationship between structure and design. he is also known for nurturing other prominent architects, including kazuyo sejima. the great east japan earthquake of 2011 was a watershed moment for his architecture and his way of thinking. he immediately rallied his fellow architects to travel to the disaster areas and eventually built a series of “homes for all” community spaces for disaster victims. in 2012, as the commissioner of the japan pavilion at the venice biennale of architecture, he showcased one of these projects and won the golden lion for a country pavilion. it was his second time to win the coveted award, having also received it as an individual in 2002. this opera house in taichung, taiwan, is characterized by an organic exterior that almost resembles a living creature. with large curved walls comprising the majority of the structure, the interior is filled with cave like spaces of various sizes. having won the international competition to design the centre pompidou metz (2010), a regional branch of the pompidou arts center in france, shigeru ban’s buildings have garnered plaudits around the world. and yet perhaps the most significant aspect of his practice is the humanitarian aid he provides to victims of conflicts and natural disasters. ban’s humanitarian work began in 1994 when he designed a shelter for rwandan refugees. having proposed a new shelter design to the u.n. high commissioner for refugees, he was hired as a consultant and eventually constructed the shelters using cardboard tubes made of recycled paper and plastic sheets. at the time, the u.n.’s shelters were just plastic sheets, meaning the refugees had to cut down trees to make frames, thereby depleting their natural environments. since ban established the voluntary architects’ network in 1995, he has supported people in both japan and around the world suffering the effects of hurricanes, earthquakes and, recently, the ukraine war. this is a cathedral in christchurch, new zealand, built after the original was damaged in the christchurch earthquake of february 2011. built using 196 paper tubes and laminated veneer lumber produced at a local factory, the large internal space can accommodate 700 people. arata isozaki is perhaps the architect who has continued to exert the greatest influence on contemporary architecture for the longest time. after studying at the tange laboratory and then opening his own office, he went on to produce works of architecture not just in japan but in the u.s., spain, china and many other countries too numerous to name. but perhaps even more significantly, he has contributed to international architectural discourse through his involvement in international competition juries, major conferences and large scale development projects. his actions have unearthed the next generation of architects, while his writings and speeches have consistently stimulated the fraternity. well versed in philosophy, history, art and many other fields, he has applied his considerable knowledge to his architectural design and planning. his major works include the museum of modern art, gunma (1974), the tsukuba center building (1983), the museum of contemporary art, los angeles (1988), the palau sant jordi (1990) in spain and the qatar national convention centre (2011). one the best known works from isozaki’s early period, this library is distinguished by its impressive blue green vaulted roof. the architect has made many other buildings in kitakyushu, including the kitakyushu municipal museum of art (1974), the west japan general exhibition center (1977) and the kitakyushu international conference center (1990). throughout a career that has produced many standout buildings, riken yamamoto has remained true to his stated intention of creating “community through architecture.” this aspect of his work was also singled out in his pritzker architecture prize commendation. after finishing graduate school, yamamoto worked under hiroshi hara (known for designing kyoto station and the umeda sky building) and then traveled around the world to study villages, particularly in north africa and south america. influenced not just by the styles of housing but also by the villages and communities he saw during those travels, he has remained focused on the question of how architecture can be made to serve modern society. he has not been afraid to occasionally call out what he has seen as overly commercial housing and urban development projects exhibiting little concern for the public interest. the “local area republics” for which he advocates are small self governing units of between 500 and 1,000 people. he has established an organization to promote and research how architecture can play a role in giving small communities a sense of economic independence and self reliance. the yokosuka museum of art overlooks tokyo bay. the exhibition and storage rooms are arranged within a beautiful glass box exterior, the height of which is kept low to harmonize with the landscape. the museum rooftop is a plaza that provides direct access to kannonzaki park on the mountain side. 今年2024年に建築家・山本理顕が“建築界のノーベル賞”と言われる「プリツカー建築賞」を受賞したことで、日本はアメリカと並び8組が受賞し、同賞の世界最多受賞国となった。では一体、なぜ日本人の建築家は高い評価を得たのか？ 1987年受賞の丹下健三から今年2024年受賞の山本理顕まで、日本人受賞建築家の経歴を紹介すると共に、その功績に迫りたい。 そのようななか、国際的に活躍した日本人建築家の第一号が丹下健三である。その丹下が世界から最初に注目されたプロジェクトが、広島のピースセンター計画だ。原爆の投下から10年後に完成した広島市の平和記念公園の設計をはじめ、計画のマスタープランから慰霊碑までを手掛けた。なかでも当時取壊しの議論のあった「原爆ドーム」を慰霊の軸線上に置き、平和を祈念するシンボルとし全体計画の中に取り入れ、後世にこの建物を残したことなどが、高く評価されている。その後、日本の高度成長期を象徴する大イベント、1964年の東京五輪、1970年大阪万博でも中心的な役割を担った。 この記事の日本語記事を見る return to sustainable japan magazine vol. 42 article list page share this article riken yamamoto explores spaces that foster community the atomic bomb dome, a symbol of peace the hottest architects’ show at venice biennale architect ban gets housing to ukraine refugees art festivals bring out 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japanese architect riken yamamoto (b. 1945) was born in beijing, people’s republic of china and relocated to yokohama, japan shortly after the end of world war ii. negotiating a balance between public and private dimensions from childhood, he lived in a home that was modeled after a traditional japanese machiya, with his mother’s pharmacy in the front and their living area in the rear. “the threshold on one side was for family, and on the other side for community. i sat in between.” yamamoto knew little about his father, who had passed away when the architect was only five years old. in some ways, he sought to emulate his father’s career as an engineer, but instead forged his own path into architecture. at age 17, he visited kôfuku ji temple, in nara, japan, originally built in 730 and finally reconstructed in 1426, and was captivated by the five storied pagoda symbolizing the five buddhist elements of earth, water, fire, air and space. “it was very dark, but i could see the wooden tower illuminated by the light of the moon and what i found at that moment was my first experience with architecture.” he graduated from nihon university, department of architecture, college of science and technology in 1968 and received a master of arts in architecture from tokyo university of the arts, faculty of architecture in 1971. he founded his practice, riken yamamoto & field shop in 1973. during the earliest years of his career, the architect spontaneously journeyed across countries and continents by car with his mentor, hiroshi hara, spending months at a time in pursuit of understanding communities, cultures and civilizations. in 1972, he drove along the coastline of the mediterranean sea, visiting france, spain, morocco, algeria, tunisia, italy, greece and türkiye. two years later, he traveled from los angeles to mexico, guatemala, costa rica and colombia before reaching peru. he would also embark on a similar expedition to iraq, india and nepal, and concluded that the idea of a “threshold” between public and private spaces was universal. “i recognize the past system of architecture is so that we can find our culture...the villages were different in their appearance, but their worlds [were] very similar.” yamamoto reconsidered boundaries between public and private realms as societal opportunities, committing to the belief that all spaces may enrich and serve the consideration of an entire community, and not just those who occupy them. with this in mind, he began designing single family residences that united natural and built environments, welcoming to both guests and passersby. his first project, yamakawa villa (nagano, japan 1977), is exposed on all sides and situated in the woods, designed to feel entirely like an open air terrace. the experience significantly influenced his future works as he extended into social housing with hotakubo housing (kumamoto, japan 1991), bridging cultures and generations through relational living. transparency, in form, material and philosophy remained an essential element in his works. he established an urban planning approach that demonstrated evolution as a vital property in the development of ryokuen toshi, inter junction city (yokohama, japan 1994). regardless of a building’s identity or function, a regulation constitutes that all must allow passage through its site, cohering adjacent plots and unifying neighboring landowners. he continued to prompt societies in large buildings by adapting his architectural language to projects such as saitama prefectural university (koshigaya, japan 1999), and tianjin library (tianjin, republic of china 2012), attesting to his mastery of scale. his work grew more prolific, ranging from private residences to public housing, elementary schools to university buildings, and institutions to civic spaces, when natural disaster devastated japan in 2011. in the aftermath of tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, he established local area republic labo, an institute dedicated to community activities through architectural design; and instituted the local republic award in 2018 to honor young architects who act with courage and ideals towards the future. yamamoto is a newly appointed visiting professor at kanagawa university (yokohama, japan). he was a visiting professor at tokyo university of the arts (tokyo, japan 2022 2024) and has previously taught at nihon university, graduate school of engineering (tokyo, japan 2011 2013); yokohama national university, graduate school of architecture (yokohama, japan 2007 2011); kogakuin university, department of architecture (tokyo, japan 2002 2007); and served as the president of nagoya zokei university of art and design (nagoya, japan 2018 2022). he was appointed academician by the international academy of architecture (2013) and has received numerous distinctions throughout his career including the japan institute of architects award for the yokosuka museum of art (2010), public buildings prize (2004 and 2006), good design gold award (2004 and 2005), prize of the architectural institute of japan (1988 and 2002), japan arts academy award (2001), and mainichi art awards (1998). yamamoto continues to practice and reside in yokohama, in community with his neighbors. his built works can be found throughout japan, people’s republic of china, republic of korea and switzerland. chicago, il (march 5, 2024)   the pritzker architecture prize announces riken yamamoto, of yokohama, japan, as the 2024 laureate of the pritzker architecture prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. yamamoto, architect and social advocate, establishes kinship between public and private realms, inspiring harmonious societies despite a diversity of identities, economies, politics, infrastructures, and housing systems. deeply embedded in upholding community life, he asserts that the value of privacy has become an urban sensibility, when in fact, members of a community should sustain one another. he defines community as a “sense of sharing one space,” deconstructing traditional notions of freedom and privacy while rejecting longstanding conditions that have reduced housing into a commodity without relation to neighbors. instead, he bridges cultures, histories and multi generational citizens, with sensitivity, by adapting international influence and modernist architecture to the needs of the future, allowing life to thrive. “for me, to recognize space, is to recognize an entire community,” yamamoto expresses. “the current architectural approach emphasizes privacy, negating the necessity of societal relationships. however, we can still honor the freedom of each individual while living together in architectural space as a republic, fostering harmony across cultures and phases of life.” the 2024 jury citation states, in part, that he was selected “for creating awareness in the community in what is the responsibility of the social demand, for questioning the discipline of architecture to calibrate each individual architectural response, and above all for reminding us that in architecture, as in democracy, spaces must be created by the resolve of the people...” by reconsidering boundary as a space, he activates the threshold between public and private lives, achieving social value with every project, as each abounds with places for engagement and chance encounters. small  and large scale built works alike demonstrate masterly qualities of the spaces themselves, providing focus on the life that each one frames. transparency is utilized so that those from within may experience the environment that lies beyond, while those passing by may feel a sense of belonging. he offers a consistent continuity of landscape, designing in discourse to the preexisting natural and built environments to contextualize the experience of each building. he has evolved influences from traditional japanese machiya and greek oikos housing that existed in relationship to cities, when connectivity and commerce were essential to the vitality of every family. he designed his own home, gazebo (yokohama, japan 1986) to invoke interaction with neighbors from terraces and rooftops. ishii house (kawasaki, japan 1978), built for two artists, features a pavilion like room, that extends outdoors and serves as a stage to host performances, while living quarters are embedded beneath. “yamamoto develops a new architectural language that doesn’t merely create spaces for families to live, but creates communities for families to live together,” says tom pritzker, chair of the hyatt foundation, which sponsors the award. “his works are always connected to society, cultivating a generosity in spirit and honoring the human moment.” larger housing projects also embody relational elements, assuring that even residents who live alone don’t dwell in isolation. pangyo housing (seongnam, republic of korea 2010), a complex of nine low rise housing blocks is designed with nonprescriptive transparent ground floor volumes that catalyze interconnectedness between neighbors. a communal deck across the second floor encourages interaction, featuring spaces for gathering, playgrounds, gardens and bridges that connect one housing block to another. “one of the things we need most in the future of cities is to create conditions through architecture that multiply the opportunities for people to come together and interact. by carefully blurring the boundary between public and private, yamamoto contributes positively beyond the brief to enable community,” explains alejandro aravena, jury chair and 2016 pritzker prize laureate. “he is a reassuring architect who brings dignity to everyday life. normality becomes extraordinary. calmness leads to splendor.” civic buildings achieving specific functions also affirm public purpose and assurance. the hiroshima nishi fire station (hiroshima, japan, 2000), appears entirely transparent, with its glass louvered façade and interior glass walls. visitors and passersby may view through to the central atrium to witness the daily activity and training of firefighters, and are encouraged to grow acquainted with the civil servants who protect them in the many designated public areas of the building. fussa city hall (tokyo, japan 2008) is conceived as two mid rise towers, rather than one high rise to compliment the surrounding neighborhood of low rise buildings. concave bases invite visitors to recline and rest, while green public rooftop and lower levels are designated for flexible public programming. saitama prefectural university (koshigaya, japan 1999), specializing in nursing and health sciences, is composed of nine buildings connected by terraces that transition into walkways leading to transparent volumes that allow views from one classroom to another, but also from one building to the next, encouraging interdisciplinary learning. such fellowship is fostered even within the youngest generations at koyasu elementary school (yokohama, japan 2018), which features generous, undivided terraces extending learning spaces, permitting sights into and from each classroom, and encouraging relationships amongst students across grades levels. he considers the user experience first, designing yokosuka museum of art (yokosuka, japan 2006) as both a destination for travelers and a daily reprieve for locals. while the inviting serpentine entrance evokes the surrounding tokyo bay and nearby mountains, many of the galleries are underground, providing those who approach with a clear, undisturbed visual experience of the natural geography. visitors may view through to the landscape and other galleries from round cutouts in all common spaces, uniting these otherwise distinctive environments so that those inside are impressed upon not only by the artwork, but by the activity of others in the spaces alongside them. his career has spanned five decades and his projects, ranging from private residences to public housing, elementary schools to university buildings, institutions to civic spaces, and city planning, are located throughout japan, people’s republic of china, republic of korea and switzerland. significant built works also include nagoya zokei university (nagoya, japan, 2022), the circle at zürich airport (zürich, switzerland, 2020), tianjin library (tianjin, people’s republic of china, 2012), jian wai soho (beijing, people’s republic of china, 2004), ecoms house (tosu, japan, 2004), shinonome canal court codan (tokyo, japan, 2003), future university hakodate (hakodate, japan, 2000), iwadeyama junior high school (ōsaki, japan, 1996) and hotakubo housing (kumamoto, japan, 1991). yamamoto is the 53rd laureate of the pritzker architecture prize and the ninth to hail from japan. he was born in beijing, people’s republic of china, and resides in yokohama, japan. he will be honored in chicago, illinois, united states of america this spring and the 2024 laureate lecture will be held at s. r. crown hall, illinois institute of technology, in partnership with the chicago architecture center, on may 16th, open to the public in person and online. the pritzker prize is conferred in acknowledgment of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which have persistently produced significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. in his long, coherent, rigorous career, riken yamamoto has managed to produce architecture both as background and foreground to everyday life, blurring boundaries between its public and private dimensions, and multiplying opportunities for people to meet spontaneously, through precise, rational design strategies. by the strong, consistent quality of his buildings, he aims to dignify, enhance and enrich the life of individuals from children to elders and their social connections. and he does this through a self explanatory yet modest and pertinent architecture, with structural honesty and precise scaling, with careful attention to the landscape of the surroundings. his architecture clearly expresses his beliefs through the modular structure and the simplicity of its form. yet, it does not dictate activities, rather it enables people to shape their own lives within his buildings with elegance, normality, poetry and joy. riken yamamoto deliberately engages with the widest range of building types as well as scales in the projects he chooses. whether he designs private houses or public infrastructure, schools or fire stations, city halls or museums, the common and convivial dimension is always present. his constant, careful and substantial attention to community has generated public interworking space systems that incentivize people to convene in different ways. the entire building space of the saitama prefectural university (1999), for instance, is conceived as a community. yamamoto suggests rather than imposes this shared dimension through understated, yet precise architectural interventions. by including spaces for common activities within, in addition to and even regardless of the main function of his buildings, he allows these to integrate into the quotidian life of the community, instead of being only experienced in exceptional circumstances. the two departments for the students and researchers to work together in the future university, hakodate (2000), or the transparent louvred glass façade to expose the inner workings of the department in the hiroshima fire station (2000) both exemplify his belief in the concept of transparency as a reflection of the functionality and accessibility of the space for users and viewers alike. as a young architect born in china and trained in japan, he felt the urgency to complete his own education with a real understanding of the ‘other than the self.’ he extensively travelled not (primarily) to visit renowned monuments, but rather to experience at first hand the culture and everyday life of communities on other continents. from north to south america, across the mediterranean to the middle east and asia, yamamoto has investigated the roots and history of community life that he might bring his own contribution to the modernization of the contemporary city through architecture. for him a building has a public function even when it is private. riken yamamoto is not an architecture historian, yet he learns from the past as well as from different cultures. as an architect, he does not copy from the past, rather he adapts, re uses and evolves, showing that fundamentals persist in their relevance. yamamoto has expanded the toolbox of the profession towards both the past and the future to be able to give each time, in very different modes and at very different scales, the most pertinent response to the challenges of both the built environment and of collective living. for creating awareness in the community in what is the responsibility of the social demand, for questioning the discipline of architecture to calibrate each individual architectural response, and above all for reminding us that in architecture, as in democracy, spaces must be created by the resolve of the people, riken yamamoto is named the 2024 pritzker prize laureate. the following are images of the architecture of riken yamamoto. these images may be downloaded and distributed only in relation to the announcement of riken yamamoto being named the 2024 pritzker architecture prize laureate. the photographer/photo libraries/artists must be credited if noted. all images are copyright of the respective photographers and artists cited, and courtesy of the pritzker architecture prize. click on each image to download a high resolution file. captions for these images are in the 2024 image book, available here. download the 2024 media kit here. the art institute of chicago founded in the aftermath of the great chicago fire, the art institute of chicago opened its current location in 1893, situated in what has become the heart of millennium park. the beaux arts building was designed by shepley, rutan & coolidge and has since evolved through eight major expansions, the latest of which established the modern wing, designed by renzo piano, 1998 pritzker prize laureate, and his practice, renzo piano building workshop. the permanent collection presently includes over 300,000 works of art in fields ranging from chinese bronzes to contemporary design and from textiles to installation art. past pritzker prize laureates who have also been honored at the art institute of chicago are the late kevin roche, 1982 laureate, in the museum’s stock exchange trading room, the preserved and reconstructed chicago stock exchange, originally designed by louis sullivan and dankmar adler (1893/1894); and the late gordon bunshaft,1988 laureate. the site is recognized today as the former homelands of the council of three fires: ojibwe, odawa and potawatomi nations. riken yamamoto biography announcement jury citation images for download ceremony the art 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kunio maekawa was a modern japanese architect. he was widely acclaimed for the tokyo bunka kaikan, a japanese concert hall project that he designed in ueno park, taito, japan. he was an advocate for modernist japanese architecture. early life & education maekawa kunio or kunio maekawa or mayekawa was born on 14th may, 1905 in niigata prefecture, japan. he studied at first tokyo middle school in 1918 and later he continued his studies at tokyo imperial university in the year 1925. he completed his graduation in 1928. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); career & projects after his graduation, he moved to france and began working as an internee with swiss french architect le corbusier. he came back to japan in 1930 and joined antonin raymond who was a pupil of american architect frank lloyd wright in the past. he founded his architectural studio mayekawa kunio associates in 1935. he began with the design of his residence that was characterized by the concept of piloti in the house. piloti is an architectural principle in which the building or structure is raised above ground level by supports. he worked on the design of the kanagawa concert hall & library in the year 1955. his other famed project was the tokyo bunka kaikan, a concert hall, in ueno park, tokyo. it was finished in 1961. some other notable projects of japanese architect kunio maekawa are hinamoto hall, 1936; maekawa house, 1942; the international house of japan, 1955; fukushima education center, 1956; harumi flats, 1959; hayashibara museum of art, 1964; tokyo metropolitan art museum, 1975; yamanashi prefecture museum of art, kofu, 1978 and others. recognition kunio maekawa was awarded with grand prize of the architectural institute of japan in year 1968. he won the mainichi art prize in 1972. he was honoured with a prize from the japan art academy in 1974. he died on 26th june 1986. kenzo tange was a leading japanese architect of 20th century architecture. his architectural works were a symbol of modernism merged with a traditional japanese architectural sense of style. he created buildings in japan as well as throughout the world. he was also inspired by the metabolist architecture movement. in 1949, he was honoured to win the design competition for hiroshima peace memorial park, hiroshima, japan which made him internationally recognized around the world. he was honoured with the pritzker architecture prize in 1987. early life & education kenzo tange or tange kenzo was born on 4th september 1913 in the city of sakai, osaka prefecture, japan. when he was young, he spent a few years of his life in hankow (wuhan today) and shanghai, cities in china. kenzo travelled back to japan from china with his family upon hearing the news of the death of his uncle. his family began living in a farmhouse with a thatched roof in imabari, shikoku, japan. in 1930, he travelled to hiroshima to study at high school where he first came across the projects of le corbusier in an art journal. that made him want to be an architect. as he got bad results in the subjects of physics and mathematics, he struggled to prepare for the university entrance exam for two years. he began his architecture studies in 1935 at the university of tokyo under shozo uchida and hideto kishida. early career after completing his university studies, tange joined the studio of japanese architect kunio maekawa. he went to manchuria to take part in the competition for the design of a bank project. he travelled to jehol (rehe) while he was coming back. during the early times of his profession, kenzo tange was inspired by the modernist works of the swiss french architect le corbusier. after the start of world war ii, tange left the office of kunio maekawa to study post graduation at the university of tokyo where his interest in urbanism increased. kenzo tange participated in a design competition for the greater east asia co prosperity sphere memorial hall in 1942. he won it for his design created by merging of capitoline hill plaza in rome and the architecture of shinto shrine. it was not built. kenzo tange as an educator kenzo tange taught as an assistant professor in 1946 and he founded tange laboratory at the university. he taught as a professor in 1963 at the department of urban engineering. kisho kurokawa, fumihiko maki, sachio otani, arata iszaki and hajime yatsuka were among his students. later career during the 1950s, he became a part of the congres internationaux d’architecture moderne   ciam. international congress of modern architecture   ciam was an active organization established in 1928 and dissolved in the year 1959. after world war ii, he was involved in the urban projects of redevelopment in maebashi and hiroshima. he designed the airport of kanon in hiroshima that was realized. his design for a seaside park, ujina was not built. in 1949, he won the design competition for hiroshima peace memorial park with a museum. tange established his studio, kenzo tange associates. projects his profession reached its peak during the latter half of the 20th century when he built many remarkable projects in tokyo, and various other cities of japan as well as across the world. some of his most remarkable architectural masterpieces are peace center   hiroshima peace memorial museum, hiroshima (commenced in 1950); ise grand shrine, ise, mie prefecture; kagawa prefectural government hall, shikoku (completed in 1958); kenzo tange’s private home (1951 1953); town hall, kurashiki (1958 1960); tokyo olympic arena, tokyo; supreme court building, islamabad, pakistan (completed in 1993); osaka 1970 exposition and tokyo metropolitan government building (completed in 1991). the key features of the hiroshima peace memorial museum, hiroshima are exposed textured reinforced concrete, piloti, free standing stairs and a rhythmic front façade with vertical elements. recognition kenzo tange was the winner of the riba gold medal in 1965. he received the american institute of architects gold medal in 1966. he won the pritzker prize for architecture in 1987. he died on 22nd march 2005 in tokyo, japan at the age of 91 years. kenzo tange is an inspiration for many architects through his brilliant projects all over the world. kazuo shinohara was one of the most notable japanese architects and designers. he also served as a teacher and a theorist. shinohara kazuo formed the ‘shinohara school’ that is associated with other japanese architects such as itsuko hasegawa, kazunari sakamoto and toyo ito. although kazuo shinohara declined the influences of western architecture at the same time, he was advocating contemporary architecture in japan. kazuo shinohara won the grand prize of the architectural institute of japan   aij in year 2005. early life & education kazuo shinohara or shinohara kazuo was born on 2nd april 1925. he got his education from the tokyo institute of technology   tit, tokyo, japan. he completed his studies in 1953. career & projects kazuo shinohara was the founder of the architectural studio that he formed in 1954. he designed many public buildings as well as residential buildings all over japan. his architectural works generally represent purity and transparency but last briefly. the famed japanese architect toyo ito was influenced by the ideas of kazuo shinohara. some of his remarkable projects are the kugayama house 1954; umbrella house 1961; north house, hanayama 1965; house of earth 1966; house in white 1966; prism house 1974; tanikawa house 1974; uehara house 1976; japan ukiyo e museum, matsumoto 1982; centennial hall, toyko institute of technology 1987; k2 building, osaka 1990 and kumamoto police station 1990. in 1970, kazuo shinohara also served as a professor and taught students. recognition kazuo shinohara was honoured with the grand prize of the architectural institute of japan   aij in the year 2005. he won golden lion, a commemorative by the biennale di venezia in 2010. he died on 15th july, 2006. kiyonori kikutake was an influential japanese architect. he is considered to be one of the pioneers of the metabolism in japanese architecture. many significant japanese architects including shozo uchii, toyo ito and itsuko hasegawa worked under him. he also served as an educator. early life & education kiyonori kikutake or kikutake kiyonori was born on 1st april 1928 in the city of kurume in japan. he studied at a research university, waseda university (sodai) in tokyo and completed his graduation in 1950. career & projects kikutake kiyonori was among the supporters of the japanese metabolist movement. kikutake kiyonori is widely recognized for one of his influential projects, marine city which he designed in 1958. this project was a significant component of the metabolist manifesto that was introduced during the world design conference held in 1960 in the city of tokyo led by a prominent japanese architect kenzo tange. kiyonori kikutake and another japanese architect kisho kurokawa were given an invitation to display their architectural projects at the exhibition of ‘visionary architecture’ in new york in 1961. due to this architectural exhibition, metabolist architects achieved wide recognition across the world. kikutake kiyonori worked on several projects in japan throughout his professional practice. kikutake kiyonori notable projects are sky house in tokyo, 1958; izumo shrine administrative building in shimane, 1963; tatebayashi civic centre in gumma, 1963; miyakonojo civic hall in miyazaki, 1966; pacific hotel chigasaki in kanagawa, 1966; expo tower in osaka, 1969; pasadena heights, 1975; matsumi tower in ibaraki, 1976; tanabe art museum in shimane, 1979; hotel seiyo ginza in tokyo, 1987; edo tokyo museum in tokyo, 1993; hotel sofitel in tokyo, 1994; kitaya inari shrine in tokyo, 1997; national showa memorial museum in tokyo, 1999; shimane art museum in shimane, 1999 and kyushu national museum in fukuoka, 2005. he was also teaching the subject of architecture on an international level. recognition kikutake kiyonori became the president of the japan institute of architects   jia, a significant organization of architects in japan. he later became the honorary president of the institute. he died on 26th december 2011. fumihiko maki is a great japanese architect. he is also an architecture professor teaching at the research campus of keio university shonan fujisawa campus   ku sfc, tokyo, japan. he is widely well known for his fusion of eastern and western cultures. maki fumihiko is always keen on exploring unique ways to use new building materials. he won the pritzker prize for architecture in 1993 for his remarkable projects. he also received the american institute of architects   aia gold medal. early life & education fumihiko maki or maki fumihiko was born on 6th september 1928 in tokyo, japan. he studied at the university of tokyo in japan and completed his graduation in 1952. he went to bloomfield, united states and finished his master's education at cranbrook academy of art, michigan in the year 1953. fumihiko maki studied master of architecture from harvard graduate school of design and completed it in year 1954. career & projects fumihiko maki began teaching architecture as an assistant professor at washington university in st. louis in 1956. he was asked to present a design for an arts centre of steinberg hall on the university’s main campus, danforth campus. fumihiko maki travelled back to japan in 1960 and founded the metabolist group. along with kisho kurokawa and kiyonori kikutake, fumihiko maki prepared the metabolist manifesto that was introduced during the world design conference held in 1960 in the city of tokyo led by a prominent japanese architect kenzo tange. fumihiko maki designed another project in san francisco, yerba buena center for the arts that was completed in 1993. he joined skidmore, owings and merrill, new york and sert jackson and associates, cambridge, massachusetts, us. fumihiko maki established his studio, maki and associates in the year 1965. he was given an invitation to join a jury for an international competition for the design of gardens by the bay, singapore. he went back to washington university in st. louis in 2006 and designed earl e. & myrtle e. walker hall and mildred lane kemper art museum. fumihiko maki created a design for mit media lab, massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge. it was finished in the year 2009. fumihiko maki designed the united nations   un headquarters, in manhattan. later he produced a design for tower 4 at the site of the world trade center   wtc. the tower 4 building was completed in 2013. fumihiko maki designed the agha khan museum, in toronto, canada. fumihiko maki is widely famed for his merging of japanese traditional architecture with modernist architectural style. he brought a new idea of ‘oku’ that refers to a spatial configuration where all the spaces are oriented around an entity. the principle of ‘oku’ is depicted in his project the shimane museum of ancient izumo in japan. fumihiko maki designed several other projects during his career such as hillside terrace, 1969; st. mary’s international school, 1971; osaka prefectural sports center, 1972; spiral, 1985; makuhari messe, 1989; tokyo metropolitan gymnasium 1991; tv asahi, 2003; annenberg public policy centre, 2009 and sea world culture and arts center, 2017. recognition in 1988, fumihiko maki was awarded with wolf prize in arts. fumihiko maki was honoured with the pritzker prize for architecture in 1993 for his notable works. fumihiko maki won the international union of architects gold medal in 1993. he also received the american institute of architects   aia gold medal in 2011. arata isozaki is a prominent japanese architect and an urban designer from oita, japan. he is also an architectural theorist. his architectural style was influenced initially by metabolism, new brutalism and later modernism. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); he won the royal institute of british architects   riba gold medal award in the year 1986. in 2019, he received the pritzker prize for architecture. early life & education arata isozaki or isozaki arata was born on 23rd july, 1931 on kyushu island, in oita, japan. he got his early education from oita prefecture oita uenogaoka school. he completed his studies in architecture and engineering at the university of tokyo, japan, in 1954. he began his doctoral studies in, the phd program, at the university of tokyo. career & projects arata isozaki joined and worked with the japanese architect, kenzo tange. he founded his private studio in 1963. his initial architectural projects took inspiration from ‘metabolist architecture’ and ‘new brutalism’. metabolism is a style of architecture with a spine like structure around which prefabricated cell like components can be assembled, replaced or removed. new brutalist architecture is the architectural style characterized by minimal features, angular geometry, exposed building materials and bare structural members. japanese architect arata isozaki designed two famous buildings in 1974 kitakyushu central library and fujimi country club. in his later projects, his sense of style emerged as more modernist in buildings such as the art tower of mito, ibaraki, japan, 1986   1990; domus casa del hombre, galicia, japan, 1991   1995 and museum of contemporary art moca, los angeles, us, 1986. he established his studio in italy in 2005, arata isozaki & andrea maffei associates. other notable projects he designed in italy were the town library, maranello and the allianz tower citylife building, in milan. recognition japanese architect arata isozaki was the winner of the royal institute of british architects   riba gold medal award in the year 1986. he won the architecture in stone international award in 1987 and year 1990 chicago architecture award. he also got the pritzker prize for architecture in the year 2019. kisho kurokawa was a prominent japanese architect. he was an author and lecturer of architecture. he was one of the pioneers of the japanese metabolist movement. early life & education kisho kurokawa or kurokawa kisho was born on 8th april 1934 in kanie, aichi, japan. he got his architecture education from kyoto university and graduated in 1957. he later studied at the university of tokyo under japanese architect kenzo tange. kisho kurokawa completed his masters in 1959. he began his doctoral program but in 1964 he dropped out. kisho kurokawa married his class fellow at college and had two kids, kako matsuura and mikio. he re married to ayako wakao, an actress. his young brother assisted him in a few architectural projects. career & projects along with other japanese architects fumihiko maki and kiyonori kikutake, kisho kurokawa prepared the metabolist manifesto that was introduced during the world design conference held in 1960 in the city of tokyo led by a prominent japanese architect kenzo tange. the key aim of the metabolist movement was to fuse styles of architecture in a contemporary context. this metabolist group were appreciated during osaka world expo 1970 but soon after that, the group was dissolved. kisho kurokawa founded his design studio, kisho kurokawa architect & associates in 1962 based in tokyo. its regional offices are in nagoya, osaka, beijing, nur sultan, los angeles and kuala lumpur. he emphasized sustainability in his projects. he worked at the anaheim university kisho kurokawa green institute. he focused on the use of natural materials in harmony with nature. he lectured in 1972 at the museum of science and industry, chicago. he emphasized the presence of visible and invisible traditions in a culture. his projects depicted the invisible japanese traditions. he merged modern materials and technologies with traditional japanese architecture. some of his remarkable projects include the saitama prefectural museum of modern art, 1982; chokaso, 1987; hiroshima city museum of contemporary art, 1989; van gogh museum, 1998; tokyo stadium, 2001; astana international airport, 2003; krestovsky stadium, 2006 2017; maggie’s cancer care centre and so on. recognition kisho kurokawa won academie d’architecture gold medal in 1986. he was the winner of the richard neutra award in 1988 and walpolemedal of excellence in 2005 among several other awards. he died on 12th october 2007 in tokyo, japan at the age of 73 years. yoshio taniguchi is an influential japanese architect. he is widely known for his design for the museum of modern art, in new york city, united states. early life & education yoshio taniguchi was born in 1937. his father yoshiro taniguchi was also an architect. yoshio taniguchi took engineering studies and graduated from keio university in 1960. he studied the subject of architecture at harvard graduate school of design and completed his graduation in 1964. career & projects yoshio taniguchi joined german architect walter gropius for a brief period that left a huge influence on yoshio taniguchi. yoshio taniguchi joined the office of japanese architect kenzo tange from 1964 to the year 1972 and worked on projects across the world. he also collaborated with peter walker, an american landscape architect; genichiro inokuma, a japanese painter and isamu noguchi, a japanese american landscape architect. he designed several other japanese museums such as the marugame genichiro museum of contemporary art; nagano prefectural museum; the toyota municipal museum of art; tokyo national museum’s horyu ji treasures gallery and the dt suzuki museum. he also created the design for the texas asia society center, houston. recognition yoshio taniguchi won an international art prize, praemium imperiale, in 2005. tadao ando is a prominent japanese architect. he won the pritzker architecture prize in 1995, the riba royal gold medal in 1997 and the aia gold medal in 2002. early life & education tadao ando or ando tadao was born on 13th september 1941 in minato ku, osaka, japan. he had a younger brother. when he was two years old, his family decided to send tadao ando to stay with his great grandmother. before working as an architect, he was a fighter and boxer. he did not take any formal architectural studies and is a self taught architect. he was influenced by the design of the imperial hotel, tokyo designed by frank lloyd wright, which he saw on a school trip. he desired to become an architect. he studied at night and learnt about drawings and interior design. tadao ando travelled to visit and research various projects that were designed by famous architects such as louis kahn, frank lloyd wright, ludwig mies van der rohe and le corbusier. career & projects when he returned to japan from his foreign trip in 1968, tadao ando founded his studio, tadao ando architects & associates. tadao ando buildings were greatly influenced by the religion, culture of japan and simplicity. his design philosophy emphasized the emptiness of space to highlight the beauty of simple things. he designed complex geometry in layouts, circulations and designs but kept the aesthetics of simplicity. according to tadao ando, a change can be brought to society through architecture. the simplicity of his designs focuses on the physical and emotional experiences of the space. he has emphasized rustic architecture and mostly used raw concrete in his projects giving a sense of purity and neatness through its smooth surface. tadao ando's concrete usage enhances the tranquillity of the environment. he uses natural light in his projects. once he travelled to india and met bv doshi, bijoy jain and charles correa, the indian architects. some of his amazing projects designed by tadao ando are row house in sumiyoshi, osaka (1976); rokko housing one; rokko housing two; langen foundation; pulitzer arts foundation; church of the light, osaka; honpuku temple and suntory museum, osaka. tadao ando architecture also includes the akita museum of arts; lee ufan museum; westin awaji island hotel; hyogo prefectural museum of art; shikokumura gallery; water temple tadao ando (house for ninnaji shingon), tadao ando house (koshino house), tadao ando church of the light and so on. recognition tadao ando was the winner of the pritzker architecture prize in 1995. he received the royal institute of british architects   riba royal gold medal in 1997 and the american institute of architects   aia gold medal in 2002. he also won the alvar aalto medal in 1985. kuma kengo is an influential japanese architect. he also serves as an educationist at the architecture department of the university of tokyo. his works are appreciated along with other contemporary japanese architects such as kazuyo sejima and shigeru ban. kuma kengo is also the author and is famed for his creative writings and books. he designed the japan national stadium, in tokyo, japan. he is influenced by modern architecture merged with japanese traditional architecture. early life & education kuma kengo or kengo kuma was born in 1954 in yokohama, kanagawa, japan. he studied at eiko gakuen school. he studied architecture at the university of tokyo and completed his graduation in 1979. career & projects kengo kuma worked with an architectural design studio in japan, nihon sekkei. he also joined a contracting company, toda corporation for some time. in 1985, kuma kengo later travelled to new york, united states to continue his research studies at columbia university for another year. kuma kengo established an office, the spatial design studio in 1987. after three years in 1990, he founded his architectural firm, kengo kuma & associates. he was teaching at keio university and the university of illinois urbana champaign. he also taught architecture at the columbia university. he teaches at the graduate school of architecture of the university of tokyo as a professor. he performs several research works related to design, architecture and urban planning in kuma lab which is a research laboratory based in the architecture department of the faculty of engineering at the tokyo university and headed by kengo kuma. his architectural practice, kengo kuma and associates, is involved in varied projects around the world. kengo kuma emphasized the significance of light. he also focused on traditional japanese architecture as well as on the establishment of a link between a building and its natural surroundings. some of his most significant works of kengo kuma & associates are bamboo wall house, china; suntory museum of art, tokyo; louis vuitton moet hennessy   lvmh headquarters, japan; stone roof residence; besancon art center, france; m2 building; kitakami canal museum; kiro san observatory; stone museum; plastic house and lotus house. kengo kuma architecture also includes the nagasaki prefectural art museum; taikoo li sanlitun; meme meadows experimental house; wisdom tea house; japanese garden cultural village; japan national stadium; founders’ memorial; grand morillon residence etudiante and others. kengo kuma created a unique design for trainers' footwear for asics, japanese sports, (kengo kuma asics) on the concept of bamboo interlacing. recognition kengo kuma was honoured with the architectural institute of japan award in 1997. several other distinguished architects in japan produced remarkable projects around the world such as terunobu fujimori (1946); shin takamatsu (1948); kazuyo sejima (1956); ryue nishizawa (1966); sou fujimoto (1971); junya ishigami (1974); tsuyoshi tane and others. bow wow architecture bow wow architects is an architectural design firm based in toyko, japan. bow wow architecture was established by momoyo kaijima and yoshiharu tsukamoto in 1992. atelier bow wow is famed for its cultural architecture as well as domestic architecture. yoshiharu tsukamoto was born in 1965 in kanagawa prefecture, japan. he graduated from tokyo institute of technology in 1987. yoshiharu tsukamoto went to paris and studied from 1987 to 1988 at l’ecole d’architecture de belleville. he finished his doctor of engineering from tokyo institute of technology in 1994. momoyo kaijima was born in 1969 in tokyo, japan. she studied at japan women’s university’s domestic science in 1991. momoyo kaijima completed her graduate program in 1994 and her post graduate in 1999 from tokyo institute of technology. torafu architects torafu architects is an architecture and design firm based in tokyo, japan. it was established in 2004 by shinya kamuro and koichi suzuno. shinya kamuro was born in 1974 in shimane prefecture, japan. he completed his graduation from meiji university in 1997. he graduated with his master's degree from meiji university in 1999. koichi suzuno was born in 1973 in kanagawa prefecture, japan. he graduated from the science university of tokyo in 1996. he completed his master's degree from yokohama national university in 1998. sanaa architects sejima and nishizawa and associates or sanaa is an architectural design practice located in tokyo, japan. sanaa architects was established by architects kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa in 1995. kazuyo sejima was born on 29th october 1956 in mito, japan. she studied at japan women’s university in 1979. she completed her master's degree in architecture in 1981. she was working with architectural firm toyo ito and associates before establishing her firm. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ryue nishizawa was born in 1966 in kanagawa prefecture, japan. he studied at yokohama national university. he owns his practice as well office of ryue nishizawa which was founded in 1997. sou fujimoto architects sou fujimoto architects is an architecture and design studio based in tokyo, japan. it was founded by japanese architect sou fujimoto in 2000. sou fujimoto was born in 1971 in hokkaido, japan. in 1994, he completed his graduation from the university of tokyo. he designed several amazing projects across the world such as primitive future house, switzerland (sou fujimoto house); final wooden house; n house; serpentine gallery, london; house of hungarian music and others. love it ❤ customer support work with us

tuesday: 12 6 pm wednesday: 12 7 pm thursday: 12 7 pm friday: 12 6 pm saturday: 12 6 pm sunday: 12 6 pm fumihiko maki, new media lab, 2010. the mit media lab’s orientation toward innovation and cross disciplinary collaboration is made evident in fumihiko maki’s extension, which grows out of i. m. pei’s wiesner building, the original home of the research center. the ethos of transparency undergirds the entire complex’s interior most labs feature double height ceilings and glass paned walls, making visible the dynamic work taking place throughout the building. the light filled atrium features a gallery space and a glass elevator with exposed shafts that moves through the core of the structure, further emphasizing the permeability between floors. a curtain wall composed of slender aluminum pipes covers much of the facade, acting as a veil like surface that allows interior light to emanate through to the exterior. on the upper floors of the atrium, three of the stairways are emblazoned in red, yellow, and blue, boldly slicing across the largely glass, monochromatic, rectilinear environment. the visual flashes are a nod to the primary colors used by artists of the early twentieth century dutch art movement de stijl and also parallel kenneth noland’s painted panels in the interior of the wiesner building. the top floor houses an auditorium, event space, and wood paneled terrace with a glass barricade that offers unobstructed views of downtown boston. fumihiko maki was born in tokyo, japan, in 1928. he began his architecture studies as an undergraduate at the university of tokyo, where he participated in kenzo tange’s research laboratory, and earned masters of architecture degrees at cranbrook academy of art and harvard graduate school of design. in the early years of his career, he taught at washington university of st. louis and harvard graduate school of design and worked at architecture firms skidmore, owings, and merrill and sert, jackson, and associates. after studying and working in the states, maki returned to japan and played a critical role in the formation of the metabolism group, an architectural movement that sought to use biological metaphors to express urban growth and postwar renewal in the form of megastructures, utopian city planning initiatives, and modular, flexible housing units. in 1965, maki opened his own firm, fumihiko maki and associates, and soon after became a professor at the university of tokyo, where he continued to teach until 1987. notable projects by maki include work at expo ’70 in osaka; spiral building, tokyo; makuhari messe, chiba; yerba buena center for the arts, san francisco; the mildred lane kemper art museum, st. louis; 51 astor place, new york; tower 4 of the new world trade center, new york; and the aga khan museum, toronto. in 1993, maki was awarded the pritzker prize, the highest honor in the field of architecture. 20 ames street, bldg. e15 109 atrium level cambridge, massachusetts 02139 directions tuesday: 12 6 pm wednesday: 12 7 pm thursday: 12 7 pm friday: 12 6 pm saturday: 12 6 pm sunday: 12 6 pm listinfo [at] mit.edu (listinfo[at]mit[dot]edu) 617 253 4680 stay connected and up to date on all of the programming the list has to offer by joining our email list. © mit list visual arts center, all rights reserved

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$('head').append( link ); }; $(document).ready(function() { function detectoverlapping() { var windowheight = $(window).height(); var menuheight = $('.mainmenu').height(); var remainingspace = windowheight   menuheight; if (remainingspace < 175) { $('.globalsocialicons').hide(); } else { $('.globalsocialicons').show(); } } function checkmenudelay() { settimeout(detectoverlapping, 200); } $(document).ready(detectoverlapping); $(window).resize(detectoverlapping); $('.menu').click(checkmenudelay); }); var onesignal = window.onesignal || []; onesignal.push(function() { onesignal.init( { appid: "9b46cc1e e63b 4f52 b5c6 2283f5ba4cb4", notifybutton: { displaypredicate: function() { return false; } } }); //onesignal.log.setlevel('trace') }); fumihiko maki, the 1993 pritzker prize laureate and a leading figure in japan's metabolism movement, passed away in tokyo on june 6th, his maki and associates firm announced late tuesday. he was 95. maki was born in tokyo in 1928 and immigrated to america to study at the cranbrook academy of art and then the harvard gsd, working in the new york offices of skidmore, owings, and merrill (som) and for josep lluís sert's cambridge, massachusetts studio before returning to japan to found his own practice in 1965. online, maki is being remembered for his many varied important works spread across three continents. fans will recall his visionary contribution to the rich lineage of residential architecture in his home country, most notably the multiphase hillside terrace apartments (completed between 1967 and 1992) that garnered several awards, including the country's prestigious minister of education award for fine arts in 1973. the diverse body of civic designs and public buildings that helped cement his reputation include the aga khan museum in toronto, tokyo metropolitan gymnasium, osaka prefectural sports center, and yerba buena center for the arts in san francisco. recently his 4 world trade center design, completed in november of 2013, was received as a "deft, thoughtful" contribution to the site's regenerative master plan by critic christopher hawthorne. maki's list of noted academic work includes a 2009 mit media lab expansion, steinberg hall at washington university in st. louis, and the brutalist 1960 nagoya university toyoda memorial hall, which stands today as his first completed project in japan. “he is a modernist who has fused the best of both eastern and western cultures to create an architecture representing the age old qualities of his native country while at the same time juxtaposing contemporary construction methods and materials,” his official pritzker prize jury citation reads. “maki has expressed his constant concern for the 'parts' and the 'whole' describing one of his goals as achieving a dynamic equilibrium that includes sometimes conflicting masses, volumes, and materials.” maki was also named the winner of the aia gold medal in 2011. rip. one of the absolute greats. 4 world trade is masterful. my business partner (at frontoffice tokyo) and i were both students at university of tokyo back when maki's influence was still palpable. our professor was his assistant and student in his own youth and much of what we learned was inescapably connected to earlier work by maki himself. later when i taught at keio university almost all of my colleagues were taught by maki or connected to him in some direct way. at the time he was a professor there, and happened to design our campus, which meant we were in a way living in his psyche even as we taught as colleagues. that all encompassing presence of a teacher/leader is still common in japan and it shapes entire generations, for better and for worse. maki was that figure for a long time. he shaped japanese architecture in a very specific way that we all feel in japan and around the world through his work and the work of architects like fujimoto, who was perhaps unsurprisingly, also taught by my professor at u of tokyo and could be considered part of the maki camp. there are few figures like that in our world, and today it may even be a bit dangerous to have that status, given our tendency to be so tribal lately. but in the case of maki, considered as a whole i feel like his largest influence was to impart a level of humanness to japanese architecture that is rare in the west. it brings with it a sense of human scale and liveliness, a simple feeling that we belong as people in even grand spaces. for that achievement we owe him a lot. had the pleasure of working with him on yerba buena center for the arts in san francisco...a couple years later ran into him at an aia convention in chicago...he called out my name when he saw me and it was a wonderful visit with an old friend...such a gentleman... are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site? this is your first comment on archinect. your comment will be visible once approved. view all | firms view all | schools view all
japanese architect fumihiko maki is named 1993 laureate of the pritzker archtecture prize citing his work as "intelligent and artistic in concept and expression, meticulously achieved," the hyatt foundation jury has named japanese architect fumihiko maki the sixteenth laureate of his profession's highest honor, the pritzker architecture prize. maki, whose modernist architectural achievements in japan have been raised throughout the world as highly successful fusions of the cultures of east and west, is the second japanese architect to win the pritzker prize, and was a student of the first, kenzo tange, who received the honor in 1987. jay a. pritzker, president of the hyatt foundation, which established the award in 1979, will present maki with a $100,000 grant and medal at a ceremony to be held at prague castle in the recently formed czech republic on june 10. in making the announcement from the hyatt foundation's office in los angeles, pritzker lauded the choice of the jury, saying, "maki's roots are in japan, but his studies and early work in the united states have given him an unique understanding of both eastern and western cultures evident in his designs. he never loses touch with human scale, whatever the size of the project." bill lacy, secretary to the international panel of jurors that elects the laureate each year, quoted from the formal citation from the jury: "he uses light in a masterful way making it as tangible a part of every design as are the walls and roof. in each building, he searches for a way to make transparency, translucency and opacity exist in total harmony. he uses detail to give his structures rhythm and scale." the prize is presented to him, lacy continued, "for building works that are not only expressions of his time, but that are destined to survive mere fashion." lacy elaborated, "a group of young japanese architects, bound by the past and firmly committed to respect it, but determined to look to the future emerged in the late 1940s. their architecture was both experimental and modernist with some european overtones that gradually gave way to a more original and uniquely japanese style. their work was featured in the international architectural press and soon they were the emulated, not the emulators, with their inventive and artistic new shapes and pioneering use of new materials. fumihiko maki was one of the leaders of this new wave that would rebuild japan." maki who was born on september 6, 1928 took his undergraduate degree in architecture at the university of tokyo before going on for masters degrees at both cranbrook academy of art in bloomfield hills, michigan and the graduate school of design at harvard university, cambridge, massachusetts. his first commission was in the united states at washington university in st. louis, missouri steinberg hall, an arts center. it remains his only built work in the u.s. until the completion of the yerba buena gardens visual arts center currently under construction in san francisco, scheduled to open this fall. at almost the same time, his first commission in japan was also under construction, the toyoda memorial hall auditorium at nagoya university. in 1969, a project of major significance, the hillside terrace apartment complex was begun in tokyo. this project, which would be accomplished in six phases over the next 25 years, has become a landmark of not only maki's architectural genius, but also a kind of history of modernism. the national museum of modern art has been called the most nearly classical of maki's works.