Nine Visions: Japanese Architects from Japan to the World

• Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Hiroshima Peace Center Tange Kenzo , c.1954, The Museum of Art, Kochi ©Kochi Prefecture, Ishimoto Yasuhiro Photo Center

• Christchurch Cardboard Cathedral
  Photo by Stephen Goodenough

• National Taichung Theatre (Taiwan) / Design by Toyo Ito
  ©Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects

• Main Visual
  Design: Kensuke Sakibara

• Exhibition Concept

  This special exhibition focuses on Japanese architects who have received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the “Nobel Prize” of its field. The number of Japanese architects who have received the award is now the equal highest for any country, alongside the United States. Why are Japanese architects so highly regarded on the global stage? How did they reach this level? We explore the talent and truth behind this phenomenon.

   

  <Exhibition Outline>

  Title: Nine Visions: Japanese Architects from Japan to the World

  Dates: Saturday, October 4, 2025 through Sunday, November 30, 2025

  Venue: Onomichi City Museum of Art

  17-19 Nishitsuchido-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima (within Senkoji Park)

  Organized by: Nine Visions Exhibition Executive Committee

  Special Cooperation:

  Chiba Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, Imamura Laboratory
  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Architecture, Architectural History – Daniel Laboratory
  Kyoto Institute of Technology, KYOTO Design Lab

   

• Participating Architects

  Eight architectural groups (consisting of nine individuals) who have won the Pritzker Architecture Prize:

  Kenzo Tange (awarded in 1987), Fumihiko Maki (1993), Tadao Ando (1995), Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (2010), Toyo Ito (2013), Shigeru Ban (2014), Arata Isozaki (2019), and Riken Yamamoto (2024).