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Born 1971 in Hokkaido. After graduating from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University, he established Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000. He began drawing attention around 2005 by winning the AR Awards, a much coveted international award among young architects, 3 years in a row (including the top 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 chosen as “Design Vanguard” in Architecture Record magazine. In 2009, he won the Design Awards for wallpaper* magazine. His book “Primitive Future” published in 2008 became the best-selling architectural book of the year.

His architectural designs that pursue new shapes and spaces that exist between nature and artificiality will undoubtedly continue to evolve in future.