Sou fujimoto architects biography examples

Japanese architect (born )

Sou Fujimoto (藤本 壮介, Fujimoto Sōsuke, born ) is a Japanese architect.

Born in Hokkaido in ,^[1] he graduated from the University of Tokyo in , and established his own office, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in ^[2] Noted for delicate light structures and permeable enclosures, Fujimoto designed several houses, and in , was selected to design the temporary Serpentine Gallery pavilion in London.^[3] In , Fujimoto received the master's degree from l’École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris.^[4]

Fujimoto published a book in 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]

Career

After establishing Sou Fujimoto Architects in , Fujimoto went on to design buildings across Japan and Europe.^[7] Many of his designs are built around his idea