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Sou Fujimoto
Japanese architect (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sou Fujimoto (藤本 壮介, Fujimoto Sōsuke, born 1971) is a Japanese architect.
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Hokkaido, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo École Spéciale d'Architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Organization | Sou Fujimoto Architects |
Website | www |
Born in Hokkaido in 1971,[1] he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1994, and established his own office, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in 2000.[2] 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.[3] In 2021, Fujimoto received the master's degree from l’École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris.[4]
Fujimoto published a book in 2008 called Sou Fujimoto: Primitive Future.[5] 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.[5][6]