Sou Fujimoto Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Sou Fujimoto
藤本壮介
(2009)
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo École Spéciale d'Architecture
Occupation	Architect
Organization	Sou Fujimoto Architects

Sou Fujimoto (born in 1971) is a famous Japanese architect. He is known for designing buildings that look light and airy. His designs often use many small parts to create a bigger space.

Early Life and Learning
His Amazing Career
- Designing for the Future
- Books and Ideas
Cool Buildings He Designed
Awards and Recognition
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Early Life and Learning

Sou Fujimoto was born in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1971. He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and finished in 1994. After that, he started his own architecture company called Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000. In 2021, he also earned a master's degree from a special architecture school in Paris, France.

His Amazing Career

Since starting his company, Fujimoto has designed many buildings. You can find his work all over Japan and in Europe. He believes that how a building is used depends on what people do inside it. This idea guides many of his unique designs.

Designing for the Future

In 2019, Sou Fujimoto was chosen to help "reinvent" Paris, France. He was one of 23 architects picked for this big project. His part included redesigning an area in the 17th part of Paris. He also helped judge the Holcim Foundation Awards in 2025. These awards celebrate buildings that are good for the environment.

Fujimoto is famous for his light and open building designs. He often uses many small pieces to make a bigger structure. In 2013, he was chosen to design the temporary Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. This is a special building that is put up for a short time each year.

Books and Ideas

In 2008, Fujimoto wrote a book called Sou Fujimoto: Primitive Future. This book shows many of his projects up to that time. It also explains his special idea of "primitive future" and how he uses it in his work. This idea is about going back to basic shapes and ideas in architecture.

Cool Buildings He Designed

Here are some of the interesting buildings Sou Fujimoto has designed:

Final Wooden House, Kumamoto, 2005–08
Children's Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Hokkaido, Japan, 2006
T House, Gunma, Japan, 2006–2010
N House, Oita, 2008
House before House, Utsunomiya, 2009
Tokyo Apartment, Tabashi-ku, Tokyo, 2006–10
Musashino Art University Museum and Library, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
Toilet in Nature, Chiba, Japan, 2012
House K, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, 2011–2013
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, 2013
Bus Stop in Krumbach, Austria, 2014
Naoshima Pavilion, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan, 2016
L'Arbre Blanc (The White Tree), Montpellier, France, 2017
House of Hungarian Music, Budapest, Hungary, 2022
Mille Arbres (A Thousand Trees), Paris, France, 2016–2023
Grand Ring, Osaka, Japan. This huge ring structure is part of the Expo 2025 in Osaka.

The Grand Ring, Osaka Expo 2025