Sou Fujimoto
藤本 壮介
(2009)
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of TokyoÉcole Spéciale d'Architecture
Occupation	Architect
Organization	Sou Fujimoto Architects
Website	www.sou-fujimoto.net

Sou Fujimoto (藤本 壮介,Fujimoto Sōsuke, born 1971) is a Japanese architect.

Born in Hokkaido in 1971,^[1] he graduated from theUniversity 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 temporarySerpentine 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]

After establishingSou Fujimoto Architects in 2000, Fujimoto went on to design buildings across Japan and Europe.^[7] Many of his designs are built around his idea that the function of a building is decided by human behavior.^[8] In 2019,Fujimoto was selected as one of 23 architects to "reinvent" Paris.^[9] His contributions to this project include a redesign of a plot in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.^[9]He will chair theHolcim Foundation Awards 2025 jury for region Asia Pacific.^[10]

• Final Wooden House, Kumamoto, 2005–08
• Children's Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Hokkaido, Japan, 2006^[11]
• T House, Gunma, Japan, 2006-2010^[11]
• N House, Oita, 2008^[12]
• House before House, Utsunomiya, 2009^[13]
• Tokyo Apartment, Tabashi-ku, Tokyo, 2006-10^[14]
• Musashino Art University Museum and Library, Tokyo, Japan, 2010^[15]
• Toilet in Nature, Chiba, Japan, 2012^[11]
• House K, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, 2011-2013^[16]
• Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, 2013^[17]
• Bus Stop inKrumbach, Austria, 2014^[18]
• Naoshima Pavilion,Naoshima,Kagawa, Japan, 2016^[19]
• L'Arbre Blanc,Montpellier, France, 2017 (est.)^[20][21]
• House of Hungarian Music, Budapest, Hungary, 2022^[11][22]
• Mille Arbres (A Thousand Trees), Paris, France, 2016-2023 (est.)^[11]

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  Final Wooden House
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  N House
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  House before House, Utsunomiya
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  Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London
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  House of Hungarian Music, Budapest

• JIA New Face Award, 2004^[6]
• International Design Competition for the Environment Art Forum, 1st Prize, 2004^[6]
• Wooden House Competition, Kumamoto, 1st Prize, 2005^[6]
• Architectural Review Award Grand Prize, 2006^[23]
• Kenneth F. Brown Architecture Design Award, 2007^[6]
• Japanese Institute of Architecture Grand Prize, 2008^[6]
• Wallpaper Design Award, 2009^[23]
• Taiwan Tower International Competition: First Prize, 2011^[24]
• Marcus Prize for Architecture, 2013^[23]
• Kyoto Global Design Awards Best100, 2023^[25]

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