Sou Fujimoto was born in Hokkaido on 1971. After graduating from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University, he established Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000. In 2005, he received the Architectural Review Award, a much coveted international award among young architects, 3 years consecutively (including the Grand Prize in 2006). In 2008, he was invited to be on the panel of judges for the same award. In the same year, he won the JIA (Japan Institute of Architects) award and the highest award at the World Architectural Festival for the Private House division, and was selected as "Design Vanguard" in the Architecture Record magazine. In 2009, he won the Design Awards for wallpaper magazine. In 2010, he was awarded the Spotlight: The Rice Design Alliance Prize. His book Primitive Future published in 2008 became the best-selling architectural book of the year. EL croquis SOU FUJIMOTO was also published in 2010. His architectural designs pursue new shapes and spaces that exist between nature and artificiality and will undoubtedly continue to evolve in the future. 2/18/11

Comments

1. riri riri ?!?!
   True architecture should strive to attain the harmony of mathematical precision within the ephemerality of functions, diligently explored and documented...else it recedes into mere indeterminism.
   I can not relate to such voyeuristic mindset, however I appreciate the differences of each persons nature/culture.
2. These star architect lectures became self satisfaction shows with couple of slide show and dressing in black barrow couple of Le Corbusier's drawings , these guys making architecture for architects' approval. There are many of them, and the A. schools are desperate to bring couple of these guys to impress the fee paying students. Well it is another point to forget about architecture and then rediscover it with the same brain:) quite a work it must be. Of course you must use the terms in a unique way that will make nonsense.. innocent architecture..many many really really bullshit.
3. His PR team needs to tell him to avoid saying "I designed...", "I won...", "I was commissioned...." etc and give more credit to the people at the office; after all they are Sou Fujimoto Architects, not 'Sou Fujimoto Architect. An odd "we" now and again would make his presentation sound less self centered. Then again, what do I know? Interesting talk otherwise.
4. All the comment below is a joke.
    
   Sorry, but most of you will never reach his level.  
   
   I expect more respect.
5. kind of fascinating to watch the woman doing sign language and putting gesture to these architectural concepts
6. Ouu rearry? :)
7. The Library reminds me , somehow Terragni's Danteum
8. ARCHITECTURE out of the Box... But by using BOX.....
9. how to say... how to say... how to say...
10. inspiring.
11. my liver's gonna explode if I try that.
12. 0:21:15 minecraft house!
13. the dinamic duo
14. the women beside fujimoto dance for 1.5 hours