Tag Archive for: Sou Fujimoto
Sou Fujimoto explains “House N”
Experience the adapted model of iconic “House N” designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
The Cloud Pavilion by Sou Fujimoto: the Pavilion Tokyo 2021
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto designed the Cloud Pavilion for the Tokyo Pavilion 2021 inspired by cloud that embraces everything and everyone.
Ginkakuji: the labyrinth of wabi-sabi
The Jisho-ji, commonly known as Ginkakuji (the Silver Pavilion), is a villa created and lived by the 8th Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. It is considered the pinnacle of Zen-inspired wabi-sabi aesthetics. MUJI’s advisor Kenya Hara and Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has unique perspectives on Ginkakuji.
Model of House N designed by Sou Fujimoto
Experience the model of the “House N” designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto at the exhibition “The Window: A Journey of Art and Architecture through Windows.”. The multi-layered house ambiguously and serendipitiously define the relationships between inside of the house and the outside environment.
Japanese architecture: is it really natural and sustainable?
Many people think that Japanese architecture is uniquely sustainable and in harmony with nature, and has a new potential to become an alternative to modern-era architecture. Is it true? The key is “aesthetics.” Unique perspectives on naturalism by Kengo Kuma, Toyo Ito, Sou Fujimoto, Tadao Ando.
The architecture of awe: Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto
Sou Fujimoto designed his own “Library of Babel” at the Musashino Art University. It is the architecture of awe – a mesmerizing world of duality materialized by a spiral forest that consists of books and the absence of books (empty bookcases).
House Vision 2016
At House Vision 2016 – the second of an exhibition series, directed by Kenya Hara and held in Tokyo – prominent architects such as Kengo Kuma, Sou Fujimo and Shigeru Ban collaborated with companies including Toyota, MUJI and Airbnb to explore the potential of next generation living.
