Riken Yamamoto, a Japanese architect from Yokohama, has been named the winner of the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize, widely regarded as the highest honour in the field of architecture.
Community-Focused Design
Yamamoto’s work emphasizes the importance of community and shared spaces. He believes in creating architectural spaces that foster harmony and societal relationships while respecting individual freedom.
Blending Public and Private
His designs combine public and private realms, aiming to break down traditional notions of privacy and promote interaction among neighbors.
Yamamoto draws inspiration from traditional Japanese machiya and Greek oikos housing styles, incorporating elements that encourage community engagement.
Some of Yamamoto’s significant built works include:
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an annual award founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife, Cindy. It honors a living architect whose built work demonstrates talent, vision, and commitment, contributing significantly to humanity and the built environment.
Yamamoto will be honored in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in the spring of 2024. The 2024 Laureate Lecture will be held at S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center, on May 16th, and will be open to the public in-person and online.
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