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Riken Yamamoto

Born: 1945 | Beijing, China

Awards: Architectural Institute of Japan Award (1988, 2002), Pritzker Prize (2024), Fukushima Architecture Culture Award (2007)

Projects: Rotunda Building, Hamlet Building, Named Techno Core, Ryukoentoshi Apartments, Tianjin Library, Yokosuka Museum of Art

Hotakubo Housing Complex, Hotakubo, Japan (1991)

Hotakubo Public Housing by Riken Yamamoto © MK Products CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Saitama Prefectural University, Koshigaya, Japan (1999)

Saitama Prefectural University by Riken Yamamoto © Gentle_Heart CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Future University of Hakodate, Hakodate, Japan (2000)

Future University of Hakodate by Riken Yamamoto © Tatsuo Yamashita CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Hiroshima Nishi Fire Station, Hiroshima, Japan (2000)

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Hiroshima Nishi Fire Stationby Riken Yamamoto © Max Nossin CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Yokosuka Museum of Art, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (2006-2007)

Yokosuka Museum of Art by Yamamoto © Wiiii CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fussa City Hall, Fussa, Japan (2008)

Fussa City Hall by Riken Yamamoto photo by Waka77 (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Nagoya Zokei University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan()

Nagoya Zokei University by Riken Yamamoto © Pi 3 Percent CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Circle at Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (2020)

Circle at Zurich Airport by Riken Yamamoto © Albinfo CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Other Notable Work from Riken Yamamoto

Tianjin Library, Tianjin, China (2005)