a+u Architecture and Urbanism

a+u - Architecture and Urbanism - is a monthly architectural magazine established in 1971. Since its inaugural issue, a+u has been widely celebrated by architects everywhere as Japan's only monthly periodical that provides in-depth reporting of architecture worldwide. Each issue is edited from a unique perspective, with essays penned by renowned architects, critics, and historians to guide the direction of tomorrow’s architecture, within and beyond Japan. Text is bilingual in English and Japanese. 1971年1月創刊。創刊以来、海外の建築情報を伝える日本唯一の月刊誌として、広く建築界に親しまれています。a+uの取材ネットワークは全世界に及び、100余カ国を網羅しています。これら各国の建築家を直接取材し、毎号独自の視点で編集することにより、生の動向をいち早く読者の皆様にお届けしています。また、建築家・評論家・歴史家による書き下ろし論文を掲載し、明日の建築のあり方を考える指針として国内外の建築界に多大な影響を与えています。

a+u Architecture and Urbanism • 2023:11 No.638

Junya Ishigami From the First Work

My Practices • Junya Ishigami

Table for a Restaurant • Yamaguchi, Japan 2003

KAIT Workshop • Kanagawa, Japan 2004–2008

Table • Tokyo, Japan 2005

Yohji Yamamoto New York Gansevoort Street Store • New York City, United States 2006–2008

Balloon • Tokyo, Japan 2007

11th Venice Biennale of Architecture Japan Pavilion • Venice, Italy 2007

KAIT Plaza • Kanagawa, Japan 2008–2020

House with Plants • Japan 2010–2012

Home for the Elderly • Akita, Japan 2012–

Architecture as Air, 12th Venice Biennale of Architecture • Venice, Italy 2010

Junya Ishigami: How Small? How Vast? How Architecture Grows • Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2010

Vijversburg Visitor Center • Zwartewegsend, Tytsjerk, Netherlands 2011–2017

Polytechnic Museum • Moscow, Russia 2012–

House & Restaurant • Yamaguchi, Japan 2013–2022

Amyu Atsugi Nursery • Kanagawa, Japan 2013–2014

Botanical Garden Art Biotop / Water Garden • Tochigi, Japan 2014–2018

House of Peace • Copenhagen, Denmark 2014–

Kinmen International Passenger Center • Kinmen County, Taiwan 2014–

Cloud Arch • Sydney, Australia 2014–

Forest Kindergarten • Ri Zhao, Shandong, China 2015–

Chapel of the Valley • Ri Zhao, Shandong, China 2015–

House • Japan 2015–

Bailuwan Chocolate Art Museum • Ri Zhao, Shandong, China 2016–

JINS SWFC Shop • Shanghai, China 2017–2018

Junya Ishigami: Freeing Architecture • Fondation Cartier, Paris, France 2018

Serpentine Pavilion 2019 • London, United Kingdom 2018–2019

Kokage-gumo • Tokyo, Japan 2019–2021

Roof on the Hill • Kyoto, Japam 2019–

Tokushima Culture and Arts Hall • Tokushima, Japan 2021–

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