‘Meet the Architect: Junya Ishigami’

A+ Architecture in Belgium, in collaboration with Bozar, is pleased to invite Junya Ishigami for a conference in Brussels on 22 April 2024.

Junya Ishigami, 'enfant prodige' of contemporary Japanese architecture, founded his own firm in 2004, after his time at Kazuyo Seijima & Associates. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, maverick Ishigami stands out for his innovative approach that harmoniously blends architecture, nature and engineering.

Ishigami is known for his ephemeral formal language, characterised by lightness and transparency, with which he creates dreamlike objects. His buildings appeal through their new spatiality and environmental richness, and explore the limits of the possible. Japan's Kanagawa Institute of Technology was Ishigami's first major commission. He has since realised a multitude of large and unusual building projects in Asia, Europe and the United States. His latest project is the Zaishui Art Museum in China, whose columns seem to rise from the lake on which it is located. This linear one-kilometre-long museum is a powerful architectural gesture amid the overwhelming nature all around.

This unique talk will draw you into the poetic and innovative world of Junya Ishigami.