2G 78: Junya Ishigami: No. 78. International Architecture Review by Kayoko Ota (

Description: 2G 78: Junya Ishigami by Kayoko Ota, Hans Ulrich Obrist For Ishigami (born 1974), architecture is a field of infinite possibilities that affect every area of life, raising existential questions and requiring both scientific and artistic observation. Here, the Japanese architect demonstrates what an environment that bases social life on organic principles might look like. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The first time Junya Ishigami made himself known in Europe, with his proposal for the Japan Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2008, he was a young an almost unknown architect who had worked for several years with Kazuo Sejima and had not long with his studio junya.ishigami +associates, founded in 2004. In the Venice pavilion, Ishigami filled all the interior walls of the pavilion with delicate a somehow naïf drawings of gardens and decided to build several greenhouses with real gardens in the outdoor gardens of the building. The following year, he finished the Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop, and with only two works he was acclaimed as one of the most innovative proposals of the recent Japanese architecture. Forcing the limits of transparency and lightness in the beginning, his latest works explore in a conceptual way the relationships between the built matter and the nature, in works such as the Botanical Farm Garden in Tochigi, a multi confessional chapel in China or the house and restaurant for a chef in Japan, where the exploration of the tectonic merges with the telluric and the nature. Author Biography Hans Ulrich Obrist is artistic director at the Serpentine Galleries, London. Kayoko Ota is an architectural curator based in Tokyo and a founding partner of PLAT. Table of Contents On Architecture: Kayoko Ota interviews Junya Ishigami • Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop, Kanagawa • Yohji Yamamoto Store, New York • Japan Pavillon, 11th International Architecture Biennale, Venice • Kanagawa Institute of Technology Multi-Purpose Plaza, Kanagawa • House with plants, Tokyo • Polytechnic Museum, Moscow • Park Groot Vijversburg Visitor Center, Tytsjerk • House for the Elderly, Japan Botanical Garden Art Biotop / Water Garden, Tochigi • House and restaurant, Western Japan • House, Japan • Forest Kindergarten, Shandong • Chapel of the Valley, Shandong Eight villas, Dali • Cultural Center, Shandong • JINS Eyewear Shop, Shanghai • Nexus Conversation with Junya Ishigami, Hans Ulrich Obrist Long Description Imagining an environment that bases social life on organic principles Japanese architect Junya Ishigami (born 1974) became known for his proposal for the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2008. The following year, he completed the Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop, and with these two works he was already acclaimed as one of the most innovative Japanese architects. Issue 78 of 2G surveys his career to date. Details ISBN3960980965 Pages 160 Year 2019 ISBN-10 3960980965 ISBN-13 9783960980964 Publication Date 2019-06-06 Author Hans Ulrich Obrist Language English Format Paperback UK Release Date 2019-06-06 Country of Publication Germany Subtitle No. 78. International Architecture Review DEWEY 720.1 Audience General Series 2G AU Release Date 2019-09-15 Publisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137746514;

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