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Junya Ishigami

How long is the bridge between nature and architecture? One kilometre, says Junya Ishigami

How long is the bridge between nature and architecture? One kilometre, says Junya Ishigami

At Zaishui Art Museum in Ritzhao, Shandong Province, the Japanese architect has recontextualised the connection between architecture, nature and water.

KAIT Plaza is a lesson in freeing architecture from its stereotype

KAIT Plaza is a lesson in freeing architecture from its stereotype

For the students of Kanagawa Institute of Technology, architect Junya Ishigami constructs a new plane of existence, sandwiched between sky and earth.

The SCCI Architecture Hub is back! With some big names

The SCCI Architecture Hub is back! With some big names

The Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI) is back this year with its vibrant ten-day festival, the SCCI Architecture Hub 2019. Tickets are going fast!

Junya Ishigami’s slate Serpentine Pavilion opens

Junya Ishigami’s slate Serpentine Pavilion opens

61 tonnes of slate define the 2019 Serpentine Pavilion in London. Junya Ishigami describes it as “a hill made out of rocks”.

Junya Ishigami’s Slate Serpentine Pavilion Opens

Junya Ishigami’s Slate Serpentine Pavilion Opens

61 tonnes of slate define the 2019 Serpentine Pavilion in London. Junya Ishigami describes it as “a hill made out of rocks”.

Junya Ishigami’s slate canopy for Serpentine Pavilion 2019

Junya Ishigami’s slate canopy for Serpentine Pavilion 2019

Junya Ishigami plays with perceptions of natural and human-designed structures with a sweeping slate canopy for the Serpentine Pavilion 2019.

Junya Ishigami Creates A Gravity-Defying Counter System For JINS Shanghai

Junya Ishigami Creates A Gravity-Defying Counter System For JINS Shanghai

Striking cantilevered concrete shelves catch the eye in this Shanghai retail space for Japanese eyewear brand JINS, crafted by Junya Ishigami.

Epic cantilevers: JINS Shanghai by Junya Ishigami

Epic cantilevers: JINS Shanghai by Junya Ishigami

Using exaggerated concrete cantilevered shelving, this retail space in Shanghai for a Japanese eyewear brand certainly catches the eye.

JUNYA ISHIGAMI: A NEW ARCHITECTURAL WAVE

JUNYA ISHIGAMI: A NEW ARCHITECTURAL WAVE

If there is an emerging architect developing thinking truly like no other, it would be Junya Ishigami of Japan, writes Joanna Kawecki.