is a Japanese architect. Born in Hokkaido in 1971, he graduated from the

University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era ins ...

in 1994, and established his own office, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in 2000. Noted for delicate light structures and permeable enclosures, Fujimoto designed several houses, and in 2013, was selected to design the temporary

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pavilion in London. In 2021, Fujimoto received the master's degree from l’École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Fujimoto published a book in 2008 called Sou Fujimoto: Primitive Future. It contains an overview of his projects up to that date, and it explains his concept of primitive future and how he uses it in his work. Oyane-ring southeast

Career

After establishing Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000, Fujimoto went on to design buildings across Japan and Europe. Many of his designs are built around his idea that the function of a building is decided by human behavior. In 2019, Fujimoto was selected as one of 23 architects to "reinvent" Paris. His contributions to this project include a redesign of a plot in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.He will chair the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025 jury for region Asia Pacific.

Selected works

* Final Wooden House, Kumamoto, 2005–08 *Children's Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Hokkaido, Japan, 2006 *T House, Gunma, Japan, 2006–2010 * N House, Oita, 2008 * House before House, Utsunomiya, 2009 * Tokyo Apartment, Tabashi-ku, Tokyo, 2006–10 *Musashino Art University Museum and Library, Tokyo, Japan, 2010 *Toilet in Nature, Chiba, Japan, 2012 * House K, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, 2011–2013 * Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, 2013 * Bus Stop in Krumbach, Austria, 2014 * Naoshima Pavilion, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan, 2016 * L'Arbre Blanc,

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, France, 2017 (est.) *House of Hungarian Music, Budapest, Hungary, 2022 *Mille Arbres (A Thousand Trees), Paris, France, 2016–2023 (est.) * Grand Ring, Osaka, Japan. File:Final Wooden House 2008.jpg, Final Wooden House File:N House 2009.jpg, N House File:House Before House 2009.jpg, House before House, Utsunomiya File:Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013.jpg, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London File:Magyar Zene háza 2021 12 27.jpg, House of Hungarian Music, Budapest

Awards

* JIA New Face Award, 2004 * International Design Competition for the Environment Art Forum, 1st Prize, 2004 * Wooden House Competition, Kumamoto, 1st Prize, 2005 * Architectural Review Award Grand Prize, 2006 * * Kenneth F. Brown Architecture Design Award, 2007 * Japanese Institute of Architecture Grand Prize, 2008 * Wallpaper Design Award, 2009 * Taiwan Tower International Competition: First Prize, 2011 * Marcus Prize for Architecture, 2013 * Kyoto Global Design Awards Best100, 2023
Unveiling design excellence: the 2023 recipients of the Kyoto Global Design Awards
. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujimoto, Sou Japanese architects 1971 births Living people People from Hokkaido University of Tokyo alumni