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Sou Fujimoto Architects is an architectural practice established by Sou Fujimoto in 2000 with offices in Tokyo and Paris. The studio has done projects in Japan and worldwide, the most famous being the Musashino Art University Museum & Library in Tokyo, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London, L’Arbre Blanc (The White Tree) residential tower in Montpellier, the House of Hungarian Music in Budapest, and many others.

They are also well renowned for their residential projects like House NA, Tokyo Apartment, House N, and Final Wooden House, among many others all across Japan.

The studio has won a number of awards, including Marcus Prize for Architecture, Japanese Institute of Architecture Grand Prize, Architectural Review Award Grand Prize, etc.

Sou Fujimoto was born in 1971 and graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Tokyo. Besides running Sou Fujimoto Architects, he works as a lecturer at the University of Tokyo, University of Kyoto, and Keio University.

In 2019, he won the competition aimed at reinventing urban areas of Paris. He collaborated with two French architects to design and plan the complex made of wood.

Specialization: ArchitectureCultural ArchitectureEducational ArchitectureResidential ArchitectureTemporary Architecture