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Ryuichi Sasaki (佐々木 龍一, Sasaki Ryūichi, born 1970) is a Japanese architect. He is a member of the Japan Institute of Architects, the Architectural Institute of Japan, a chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and an International Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Ryuichi Sasaki | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Columbia University,Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture |
| Buildings | Flamme Iga Complex (Mie, Japan), Base Minami Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Green Triangle Aoyama 346 (Tokyo, Japan), Wall Cloud (Tokyo, Japan), Shikism(Saitama, Japan), Escenario Shirokane (Tokyo, Japan), Cuadro Nakano North(Tokyo, Japan), Ideareve Ikegami(Tokyo, Japan) |
| Website | www |
Ryuichi is the son of architect Mikio Sasaki (1935-2018), who studied under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Myron Goldsmith and is credited as one of the first to explore the use of steel diagonal bracing systems in high-rise buildings. Mikio Sasaki developed a prototype for Chicago’s John Hancock Center, which became the system’s first commercial application.[1]
Sasaki was born in Tokyo in 1970. He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Department of Architecture in 1994, where he received the Harold Schiff Award. In 1995, he completed his master's degree in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
After his studies, Sasaki worked at Asymptote Architecture and later at Kume Sekkei, where he was part of the design team for the Kitakami City Cultural Exchange Center Sakura Hall, which won the Architectural Institute of Japan Award.
Currently, Sasaki is the CEO of Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. He has also served as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Chiba University.
Sasaki's architecture is rooted in his international educational background and diverse experiences. He studied under Ronald Krueck and John Ronan at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture at Columbia University Graduate School, which helped him develop a global perspective.
His approach emphasizes constant awareness of contemporary trends and continuous reinterpretation of project positioning. Sasaki also places importance on dialogue with modern art, which has led him to work on a wide range of architectural projects including cultural facilities, music halls, collective housing, hotels, commercial facilities, and interiors.
Some of Sasaki's notable works include:
- GRAND EGYPT MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROPOSAL (2002, Giza, Egypt)
- FLAMME IGA COMPLEX (2006, Iga, Mie, Japan)
- BASE Minami Aoyama (2011, Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
- AOYAMA 346 (2014, Minato, Tokyo,Japan)
- WALL CLOUD (2014, Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
- CHOPIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE COMPETITION PROPOSAL (2018, Zelazawa Wola, Poland)
- IBUSUKI CITY ARTS CENTRE PROPOSAL (2018, Ibusuki, Kagoshima,Japan)
- SHIKISM (2019, Shiki, Saitama,Japan)
- ESCENARIO TODOROKI (2020, Setagaya, Tokyo,Japan)
- ESCENARIO SHIROKANE (2020, Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
- CUADRO NAKANO NORTH (2021, Nakano, Tokyo,Japan)
- IDEAREVE IKEGAMI (2021, Ota, Tokyo, Japan)
Sasaki's unique approach has garnered international acclaim. Some of his notable awards include:
- Winner of the Office & Business Facilities category at the Plan Award in Italy
- Honorable Mention of the Multi-Use category at the Plan Award in Italy
- Best of Best Award and Architectural Design Firm of the Year at the Architecture Master Prize in the United States
- Selected as one of the top 23 in Dezeen's Architect of the Year in 2022 (Longlist)
- Selected as one of the top 21 in Dezeen's Architect of the Year in 2021 (Longlist)
- Eight projects selected as finalists for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Award
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Some of Sasaki's notable works include:
- The Plan “International Panorama architecture from everywhere VOL.03”, "Ideareve Ikegami", Publisher: Gruppo Maggioli S.p.A., Italy, 2023, ISBN: 8891656570
- "CONCRETE ARCHITECTURE: BEYOND GREY", "Escenario Shirokane", Cayetano Caldelus, Publisher: LOFT PUBLICATIONS, Spain, 2023, ISBN-10 : 8499366384, ISBN-13 : 978-8499366388
- ARCHITECKTUR FACHMAGAZIN, November, 2018, “Ein Haus wird zum Baum”, Kugayama Southgate Building, Publisher: Architecktur Fachmagazin, Austria
- ARCHITECKTUR FACHMAGAZIN, February, 2018, “Betonpurismus”, Modelia Days GOKOKUJI, Publisher: Architecktur Fachmagazin, Austria
- "Lumitecture: Illuminating Interiors for Designers & Architects", "Wall Cloud", Anna Yudina, Publisher: Thames & Hudson, U.K., 2016, ISBN-10 : 0500518343, ISBN-13 : 978-0500518342
- The Architectural Review December 2007 "Emerging Architecture", "Company Complex", Publisher: EMAP, U.K., 2007
- Shinkenchiku-Japan Architect, November 2006, “FLAMME IGA COMPLEX”, Publisher: Shinkenchiku, Japan, 2006
- A+U Architecture and Urbanism, vo.323 August, “Architecture as Space Media” ASYMPTOTE： RASHID AND COUTURE “UNIVERAS THEATRE”, Publisher: A+U Publishing Co., Ltd, Japan
Some of Sasaki's notable works include:
- 40 X 40 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXHIBITION, Utopia, the project of "Ideareve Ikegami", The Blanc Gallery, New York, New York,USA, 2024
- BARBARA CAPPOCHIN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2024 EXHIBITION, PADUA, ITALY
project of "Escenario Shirokane", INTERNATIONAL BEST ARCHITECTURE WORKS, 2024
- DEDALO MINOSSE DODICESIMA EDIZIONE 2021/2022 TWELFTH EDITION, CULTURAL LOCATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS, project of "IDEAREVE IKEGAMI", BASILICA PALLADIANA, VICENZA, ITALY, 2022
- THE CITY AND THE WORLD 2022, projects of "IDEAREVE IKEGAMI", "SHIKISM", "ESCENARIO SHIROKANE", "ESCENARIO TODOROKI", THE EUROPEAN CENTRE, ATHENS, GREECE, 2022
- NYC X DESIGN 2019, "UNEARTHED ASIA", projects of "Modelia Brut Kagurazaka", "Daita", "Nanatsuji Sevenways", NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, USA, 2019
- "Surprising Japan" Exhibition, "Flamme Iga Chair", USAGI+ GALLERY, Hong Kong, 2019
- AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2007, The DAZ, The German Architectural Center, Project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Germany, Berlin, 2008
- AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2007, Project of "Flamme Iga Complex", GF Penta House, Haewha, Jongno, Korea, Seoul, 2008
- AR Awards for "Emerging Architecture" 2007, Project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Royal Institute of British Architects, Florence Hall, UK, London,2007
- SD Review Osaka, the project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Osaka University of Arts Architecture Gallery, Osaka, Japan, 2005
- SD Review Tokyo, the project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Hillside Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
- Grand Egyptian Museum Design Proposal Exhibition, Excellent Proposals, Al Remeyah Square,Egypt, 2002
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