is a Japanese architect.
Born in Hokkaido in 1971,
he graduated from the
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...
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
Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Central London. Recently rebranded to just Serpentine, the organisation is split across Serpentine South, previously known as the Serpentine Gallery, ...
pavilion in London.
In 2021, Fujimoto received the master 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.
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.
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
is an island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea, part of Kagawa Prefecture. The island is best known for its many contemporary art installations and museums. The administers Naoshima and 26 smaller islands nearby. As of 2020, the town has an estimated ...
,
Kagawa may refer to:
* , the smallest prefecture of Japan by area, located on the island of Shikoku
* , a district in Kagawa Prefecture
* , a town located in Kagawa District
* , train station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
* Kagawa (surname) Kagawa (w ...
, Japan, 2016
* L'Arbre Blanc,
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...
, France, 2017 (est.)
*House of Hungarian Music, Budapest, Hungary, 2022
*Mille Arbres (A Thousand Trees), Paris, France, 2016-2023 (est.)
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
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* 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
References
External links
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Japanese architects
1971 births
Living people
People from Hokkaido
University of Tokyo alumni