Freeing Architecture by Ishigami, Junya

Description: Junya Ishigami (b. 1974) established his own architecture practice junya. ishigami+associates (Tokyo) in 2004. Some of his large-scale projects include the Kanagawa Institute of Technology (Japan); the restoration (beginning in 2011) of Moscow¿s Polytechnic Museum and its transformation into a garden-museum; and the design of the House of Peace for the city of Copenhagen, a massive cloud-shaped building located on an island, with a floor made of water, intended as a symbol of peace. The artist has also created numerous on-site installations, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2007 and at London¿s Barbican Art Gallery in 2011. In 2010, Junya Ishigami received the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale for his installation Architecture as Air: Study for Ch¿au La Coste, an exquisite life-sized maquette. In 2016, he received the BSI Swiss Architectural Award for lifetime achievement. Junya Ishigami (b. 1974) established his own architecture practice junya. ishigami+associates (Tokyo) in 2004. Some of his large-scale projects include the Kanagawa Institute of Technology (Japan); the restoration (beginning in 2011) of Moscow's Polytechnic Museum and its transformation into a garden-museum; and the design of the House of Peace for the city of Copenhagen, a massive cloud-shaped building located on an island, with a floor made of water, intended as a symbol of peace. The artist has also created numerous on-site installations, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2007 and at London's Barbican Art Gallery in 2011. In 2010, Junya Ishigami received the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale for his installation Architecture as Air: Study for Château La Coste, an exquisite life-sized maquette. In 2016, he received the BSI Swiss Architectural Award for lifetime achievement.

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Location: Hillsdale, NSW

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