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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, Japan (2006)

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 © Waka77 (public domain) 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)