Riken Yamamoto
1945Born in Beijing, China
1968BA from Department of Architecture, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University
1971MA from Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Faculty of Architecture Hara Studio Research Student, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
1973Established Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop 2002- Professor at Kogakuin University

Publications
1993Cell City / INAX
Theory of Dwelling / Sumai Library Publishing Company
1999RIKEN YAMAMOTO / Birkhauser, Switzerland
2001Details of System's Structure / Shokokusya Publishing
PLOT 01 Riken Yamamoto / A.D.A. EDITA Tokyo 2003 Thinking While Creating / Creating While Using / TOTO Shuppan

Awards
1988The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan for Design (GAZEBO / ROTUNDA)
1997Building Contractors Society Prize (Iwadeyama Junior High School)
1998Mainichi Art Awards (Iwadeyama Junior High School)
1999Gold Prize, Good Design Awards (Saitama Prefectural University)
2000Building Contractors Society Prize (Saitama Prefectural University)
2001Japan Art Academy Award
Building Contractors Society Prize (Nishi Fire Station, Hiroshima)
2002The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan for Design (Future University of Hakodate)

Exhibitions
1991. 4ABITAREITALIA-sistema case Tokyo Harumi International Exhibition Center, Tokyo
1991. 7-8Inter-Junction City Gallery MA, Tokyo
1992. 4ABITAREITALIA Tokyo Harumi International Exhibition Center, Tokyo
1995. 3-4Riken Yamamoto, Architecture as Program Tokyo
ifa, Paris, France
2003. 2-4Thinking While Creating / Creating While Using Gallery MA, Tokyo

Competitions
1993First Prize, Iwadeyama Junior High-School Iwadeyama-cho, Tamatsukuri-gun, Miyagi Prefecture Okegawa Culture Park Okegawa, Saitama Prefecture
1995Second Prize, Yokohama International Port Terminal Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
First Prize, Saitama Prefectural University Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture
1996First Prize, Hiroshima 2045 Peace & Create, Nishi Fire Station, Hiroshima Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
2000First Prize, Wakayama Public University Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture
First Prize, Beijing Jian Wai SOHO Beijing, China
2002First Prize, Ora Town Hall Ora, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture


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