is a Japanese architect.
Early life and education Born in Hokkaido in 1971, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1994, and established his own office, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in 2000.El Croquis Nr.151: Sou Fujimoto 2003–2010
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.
Noted for delicate light structures and permeable enclosures, Fujimoto designed several houses, and in 2013, was selected to design the temporary Serpentine Gallery 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.
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, 2008de zeen magazine, 19 January 2012 House before House, Utsunomiya, 2009Detail nr. "»House before House« in Utsunomiya", 2009 Tokyo Apartment, Tabashi-ku, Tokyo, 2006–10El Croquis Nr.151: "Tokyo Apartment" , retrieved 26 February 2013 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, 2013Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 by Sou Fujimoto, 20 October 2013 Bus Stop in Krumbach, Austria, 2014 Cloud Pavilion, outside National Art Gallery, Tiranë, Albania, 2016 Naoshima Pavilion, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan, 2016Setouchi Triennale 2016 Artwork No. 005 Naoshima Pavilion, 28 September 2016 L'Arbre Blanc, Montpellier, France, 2017 (est.)Karissa Rosenfield. Sou Fujimoto-Led Team Designs Tree-Inspired Housing Tower for Montpellier. ArchDaily, 7 March 2014Focus Magazine. L’Arbre blanc à Montpellier. Focus Magazine, Montpellier (in French) House of Hungarian Music, Budapest, Hungary, 2022 Mille Arbres (A Thousand Trees), Paris, France, 2016–2023 (est.) Grand Ring, Osaka, Japan.
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.
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