Born 1976 in Tokyo, based in Tokyo.
Studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, then established Ryuji Fujimura Architects in 2005. He caught the public attention with "BUILDING K" (2008), a project based on an original design method: "Super Linear Design Process Theory." Fujimura is an active user of a wide range of media, publishing a free paper and web magazine, and using twitter and other social media to convey his news and ideas. He is also a keen curator, responsible for exhibitions such as "Hyper Archipelago—Light of Silence" at Aomori Museum of Art (2012). Post-earthquake, he has contributed to the critical review magazine Shisouchizu Beta, presenting an urban planning concept for a Little Fukushima that envisaged the residents of Futaba-machi in Fukushima prefecture relocating together as a community, and also Archipelago Improvement Theory 2.0, which suggests creating a second national axis to hedge risks as part of a strategy to improve Japan's infrastructural weaknesses, and which proposes reorganizing cities around a station city. As an ambitious young architect, Fujimura is also been involved in philosopher and author Hiroki Azuma's "Fukuichi Kanko Project," aiming to design a new Japan on a nationwide scale.
Aichi Project 2013 photo: Yoshihiro Kikuyama |