Sou Fujimoto

With offices in Tokyo, Paris, and Shenzhen, Sou Fujimoto (born 1971 in Hokkaido, Japan) has engaged in projects all over the world ranging from private homes to universities, retail premises, hotels, and multi-purpose complexes. Since working on the Musashino Art University Museum & Library (2010, Tokyo) he has completed a series of celebrated projects, including the recent L’Arbre Blanc (The White Tree) housing complex in Montpellier, France, in 2019, and 2021’s House of Music, Hungary (Budapest). Currently design producer for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Fujimoto is one of Japan’s most notable architects.

This will be the first major retrospective of Fujimoto’s work. Introducing many of his main works, from early-career to projects currently in progress, the exhibition will offer an overview of his architectural journey over the past quarter-century, the features of his architecture, and the philosophy behind it. Scale models, plans and documentary photographs will be joined by full-size models and installations in an architectural exhibition promising a first-hand visual and spatial experience of the essence of Fujimoto’s oeuvre, delivered in a manner unique to the contemporary art museum setting.

Sou Fujimoto
Born 1971 in Hokkaido, Japan. Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he established Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000. Among his recent renowned projects is the 1st prize for the 2014 International Competition for the Second Folly of Montpellier, France [L’Arbre Blanc (The White Tree)]. Additionally in 2015, 2017 and 2018, he won several international competitions with the 1st prize in various European countries. In Japan, he was selected as the Expo site design producer for the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan). In 2021, he was selected as the designer of “Co-Innovation University” (Tentative) in Hida City, Gifu, Japan. His notable works include; House of Music, Hungary (2021, Budapest), Ishinomaki Cultural Center (2021, Miyagi, Japan), Shiroiya Hotel (2020, Gunma, Japan), L’Arbre Blanc (The White Tree) (2019, Montpellier, France), Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 (2013, London), House NA (2011, Tokyo), Musashino Art University Museum & Library (2010, Tokyo), House N (2008, Oita, Japan) and many more.