Tokyo
Japan, land of architecture? The most recent news seems to confirm this. On March 5, the Japanese Riken Yamamoto won the Pritzker, the highest distinction in the discipline. He is the eighth from his country to have received this honor, making the Archipelago the beacon of the discipline (since 1979, the United States has obtained six, France three…). Everywhere, in tune, we celebrate the Japanese “starchitects”.
Especially in France, where they regularly win prestigious competitions, in particular for iconic buildings: Sanaa for the Louvre-Lens (and, incidentally, the Samaritaine), Tadao Ando for the Pinault Foundation, Kengo Kuma for the Center Pompidou in Metz… An aura that contrasts with their status in their own country. Japan is, in fact, a wonderful playground for them. Here and there, its cities bear witness to a glorious aesthetic epic and a flourishing present. Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka have thousands of public and private buildings that catch the eye.
The architectural cause
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