ryue nishizawa (13 articles)
ryue nishizawa is a japanese architect based in tokyo. in 1995, he co-founded the firm SANAA (sejima and nishizawa and associates) with kazuyo sejima, with whom he received the pritzker prize in 2010. he is also the director of his own firm, office of ryue nishizawa.
ryue nishizawa's jining art museum in china, photographed by paulo dos sousa
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the images not only illustrate the main museum building, but also two additional structures: a café and a pergola.
the images not only illustrate the main museum building, but also two additional structures: a café and a pergola.
ryue nishizawa completes jining art museum in china
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in order to integrate the building into its natural setting, the architects proposed a single-story structure with a large organically-shaped roof.
in order to integrate the building into its natural setting, the architects proposed a single-story structure with a large organically-shaped roof.
ryue nishizawa shapes terasaki house around massive roof in japan
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the roof is designed so that it curves and bends into a shape that is different from a single gabled or sloping roof, enveloping the indoors.
the roof is designed so that it curves and bends into a shape that is different from a single gabled or sloping roof, enveloping the indoors.
ryue nishizawa's ochoquebradas house nears completition in chile
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the project features one of nishizawa's key work elements: a structure that seeks to achieve harmony with the landscape.
the project features one of nishizawa's key work elements: a structure that seeks to achieve harmony with the landscape.
ryue nishizawa's moriyama house in tokyo explored in new film by bêka & lemoine
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MORIYAMA-SAN is billed as 'the first film about noise music, acrobatic reading, silent movies, fireworks and japanese architecture'.
MORIYAMA-SAN is billed as 'the first film about noise music, acrobatic reading, silent movies, fireworks and japanese architecture'.
towada art center by ryue nishizawa is making the entire city one art space
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the institution houses a permanent collection of 38 commissioned works, all created exclusively for the museum by renowned artists from japan and abroad, including ron mueck, »
the institution houses a permanent collection of 38 commissioned works, all created exclusively for the museum by renowned artists from japan and abroad, including ron mueck, yayoi kusama, and yoko ono.
ryue nishizawa places fukita pavilion amongst the trees
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two gently sweeping curved planes form the pavilion's sheltered internal volume, while a single tree puncturing the structure establishes the project's relationship with nature.
two gently sweeping curved planes form the pavilion's sheltered internal volume, while a single tree puncturing the structure establishes the project's relationship with nature.
ryue nishizawa + nendo collaborate on small pavilion in kyoto
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a single, undulating roof contours down a steep hill along kyoto's eastern edge, while clusters of mushroom-like stools are hidden in the nooks of staircases.
a single, undulating roof contours down a steep hill along kyoto's eastern edge, while clusters of mushroom-like stools are hidden in the nooks of staircases.
ryue nishizawa: house & garden in tokyo, japan
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a series of stacked concrete floor slabs bordered with transparent railings and curtains, this four-storey dwelling is enclosed with walls of household plants growing within pots.
a series of stacked concrete floor slabs bordered with transparent railings and curtains, this four-storey dwelling is enclosed with walls of household plants growing within pots.
ryue nishizawa opens hiroshi senju museum in japan
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subtly rising and dipping with the natural contours of the land, the single-storey museum directly engages with the surrounding landscape, using the forest as a backdrop to the »
subtly rising and dipping with the natural contours of the land, the single-storey museum directly engages with the surrounding landscape, using the forest as a backdrop to the exhibited works of art.
ryue nishizawa: istanbul art biennale 2011 pavilion design
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consisting of a collection of freestanding pavilions, the layout generates a network of interstitial space between the rooms, enabling visitors to create their own personal path »
consisting of a collection of freestanding pavilions, the layout generates a network of interstitial space between the rooms, enabling visitors to create their own personal path around the biennale.
ryue nishizawa: kumamoto station east exit square
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the design - currently consisting of one structure but will ultimately contain many - attempts to generate a calming, park-like square where visitors can find ease in the complex »
the design - currently consisting of one structure but will ultimately contain many - attempts to generate a calming, park-like square where visitors can find ease in the complex environment dealing with mass transit.
SANAA : kazuyo sejima + ryue nishizawa: designboom interview
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designboom: what is the best moment of the day? s: just before I go to sleep, everything is finished then!
designboom: what is the best moment of the day? s: just before I go to sleep, everything is finished then!
