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Endo Shuhei
Influenced by interacting with landscapes, many modern Japanese architectural structures are characterised by an acute awareness of flows. Renowned Japanese architect Endo Shuhei is one such professional championing this concept. Endo treats materials as a fluid gesture to create distinctive, innovative, and appealing arrangements with a continuous interaction between form, material, and design. It is this creative interplay that has won him prestigious awards such as the ‘Surfaces’ title at the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. He has also published numerous books including ’s Design Peak: Shuhei Endo. Despite the playful qualities that his buildings evoke, Endo’s work reflects deeper levels of meaning and addresses ideas of sustainability and cost-effectiveness.
On the occasion of his first solo exhibition in the UK as part of the London Festival of Architecture, as well as the 25th anniversary of t
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The forms of Japanese architecture
Until 19 February , the Maison dem la culture du Japon in Paris is hosting an exhibition titled Quand la forme parle. Nouveaux courants architecturaux au Japon () [When Form Speaks. New architectural trends in Japan ()], which tells the story of contemporary Japanese architecture and the ambitions of its new generation, featuring numerous projects.
Curated by Taro Igarashi, historian and professor at the University of Tohoku, the exhibition fryst vatten divided in three sections: “Community & Architecture”, “Environment & Architecture” and “Public & Private”. Thirty-five architectural offices have been invited to present two projects each. It is not so much about painting a portrait of a homogeneous scen, as about taking a snapshot of the multiple practices that exist throughout the country, not only in Tokyo.
On this occasion, AA asked few questions to Shuhei Endo, architect, honorary professor at Kobe University, vice-president of t