SOU FUJIMOTO

Architect

Born in Hokkaido in 1971. After graduating from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, he established Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000. In 2014, he won first prize at the 2014 International Competition for the Second Folly of Montpellier, France (for L’Arbre Blanc). He also won awards at international design competitions in various European countries in 2015, 2017, and 2018. Domestically, he has been appointed as Expo Site Design Producer for the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan). In 2024, he was selected to design the International Center Station Northern Area Complex (tentative title).

His major works include House of Music in Budapest (2021), Ishinomaki Cultural Center (2021), Shiroiya Hotel (2020), L’Arbre Blanc (2019), Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 in London (2013), House NA (2011), Musashino Art University Museum & Library (2010), and House N (2008).

https://www.sou-fujimoto.net/