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Ryuichi Sasaki

Ryuichi Sasaki (佐々木 龍一, Sasaki Ryūichi, born 1970) is a Japanese architect. He is a member of the Japan Institute of Architects, the Architectural Institute of Japan, a chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and an International Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Ryuichi Sasaki
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Alma materColumbia University,Illinois Institute of Technology
OccupationArchitect
PracticeRyuichi Sasaki Architecture
BuildingsFlamme Iga Complex (Mie, Japan), Base Minami Aoyama (Tokyo, Japan), Green Triangle Aoyama 346 (Tokyo, Japan), Wall Cloud (Tokyo, Japan), Shikism(Saitama, Japan), Escenario Shirokane (Tokyo, Japan), Cuadro Nakano North(Tokyo, Japan), Ideareve Ikegami(Tokyo, Japan)
Websitewww.sasaki-architecture.com

Ryuichi is the son of architect Mikio Sasaki (1935-2018), who studied under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Myron Goldsmith and is credited as one of the first to explore the use of steel diagonal bracing systems in high-rise buildings. Mikio Sasaki developed a prototype for Chicago’s John Hancock Center, which became the system’s first commercial application.[1]

Early life and education

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Sasaki was born in Tokyo in 1970. He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Department of Architecture in 1994, where he received the Harold Schiff Award. In 1995, he completed his master's degree in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Career

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After his studies, Sasaki worked at Asymptote Architecture and later at Kume Sekkei, where he was part of the design team for the Kitakami City Cultural Exchange Center Sakura Hall, which won the Architectural Institute of Japan Award.

Currently, Sasaki is the CEO of Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. He has also served as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Chiba University.

Architectural approach

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Sasaki's architecture is rooted in his international educational background and diverse experiences. He studied under Ronald Krueck and John Ronan at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture at Columbia University Graduate School, which helped him develop a global perspective.

His approach emphasizes constant awareness of contemporary trends and continuous reinterpretation of project positioning. Sasaki also places importance on dialogue with modern art, which has led him to work on a wide range of architectural projects including cultural facilities, music halls, collective housing, hotels, commercial facilities, and interiors.

Notable works

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IDEAREVE IKEGAMI, Tokyo, Japan

Some of Sasaki's notable works include:

  • GRAND EGYPT MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROPOSAL (2002, Giza, Egypt)
  • FLAMME IGA COMPLEX (2006, Iga, Mie, Japan)
  • BASE Minami Aoyama (2011, Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
  • AOYAMA 346 (2014, Minato, Tokyo,Japan)
  • WALL CLOUD (2014, Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
  • CHOPIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE COMPETITION PROPOSAL (2018, Zelazawa Wola, Poland)
  • IBUSUKI CITY ARTS CENTRE PROPOSAL (2018, Ibusuki, Kagoshima,Japan)
  • SHIKISM (2019, Shiki, Saitama,Japan)
  • ESCENARIO TODOROKI (2020, Setagaya, Tokyo,Japan)
  • ESCENARIO SHIROKANE (2020, Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
  • CUADRO NAKANO NORTH (2021, Nakano, Tokyo,Japan)
  • IDEAREVE IKEGAMI (2021, Ota, Tokyo, Japan)

Awards and recognition

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ESCENARIO SHIROKANE, Tokyo, Japan

Sasaki's unique approach has garnered international acclaim. Some of his notable awards include:

  • Winner of the Office & Business Facilities category at the Plan Award in Italy
  • Honorable Mention of the Multi-Use category at the Plan Award in Italy
  • Best of Best Award and Architectural Design Firm of the Year at the Architecture Master Prize in the United States
  • Selected as one of the top 23 in Dezeen's Architect of the Year in 2022 (Longlist)
  • Selected as one of the top 21 in Dezeen's Architect of the Year in 2021 (Longlist)
  • Eight projects selected as finalists for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Award
Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture' Notable Awards
Year Awards
2024
IF Design Awards-Winner, Architecture, Public Architecture – Ideareve Ikegami[2]
The Plan Awards-Currently Finalist, Housing Category – Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama[3]
Architecture Master Prize –Honorable Mention, Mixed Use Architecture Category-Escenario Nakano Chuou[4]
Architecture Master Prize –Honorable Mention, Residential Architecture - Multi-Unit Category-SHIN NAKANO trapezoidal[5]
Architecture Master Prize –Honorable Mention, Hospitality Interior Category-SAUNA TIGER[6]
2023
Architecture Master Prize –Best of Best-The Firm of the Year Award, small firm in multi-disciplinary[7]
Architecture Master Prize –Winner-Residential Architecture - Multi-Unit CategoryCuadro Nakano North[8]
Architecture Master Prize –Honorable Mention, Residential Architecture - Multi-Unit Category-Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama[9]
The Plan Awards-Finalist, Mixed-Use Category – Escenario Shirokane[10]
Barbara Cappochin-International Architecture Best Works, Barbara Cappochin Foundation, Italy – Escenario Shirokane[11]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Multi-Residential Category, Completed Category – Escenario Shirokane[12]
A'Design Award & Competition -Silver Winner, Multi-Use Architecture Category – Ideareve Ikegami[13]
2022
The Plan Awards-Honorable Mention, Mixed-Use Category – Ideareve Ikegami[14]
International Architecture Awards-Winner, Mixed Use Category, Completed Category – Ideareve Ikegami[15]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Multi-Residential Category, Completed Category – Escenario Kichijoji[16]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Multi-Residential Category, Completed Category – Escenario Nakano[17]
WAN Awards -Finalist, Multi-Residential Category –Ideareve Ikegami[18]
Dezeen Awards-Longlist(Best 23) , Architecture Studio of the Year –Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture[19]
Outstanding Property Award-Platinum Winner , Multi Residential[20]
Iconic Awards-Winner , German Design Council[21]
AIA Japan Design Award, Honorable Mention, The American Institute of Architecture, Japan Chapter-Ideareve Ikegami[22]
Architecture Master Prize –Winner-The Firm of the Year Award, small firm in multi-disciplinary[23]
Architecture Master Prize –Honorable Mention-Residential Architecture - Multi-Unit-ESCENARIO KICHIJOJI[24]
2021
The Plan Awards-Winner, the Office and Business Facilities Category – Shikism[25]
Leaf Awards-Shortlist, Multi-Residential Category, Leading European Architects Forum – Escenario Fudomae[26]
Dezeen Awards-Longlist(Best 21) , Architecture Studio of the Year –Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture[27]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Multi-Residential Category, Completed Category – Escenario Todoroki[28]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Mixed Use Category, Completed Category – Escenario Shirokane[29]
WAF Awards-Finalist, Mixed Use Category, Completed Category – Ideareve Ikegami[30]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Mixed Use Category, Completed Category – Shikism[31]
German Design Award-Special Mention, Architecture – Escenario Fudomae
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Escenario Todoroki
Architecture Master Prize –Best of Best Winner-Escenario Shirokane[32]
Architecture Master Prize –Winner-Ideareve Ikegami[33]
Architecture Master Prize –Honorable Mention-Escenario Todoroki[34]
2020
German Design Award-Winner, Architecture – Modelia Brut Kagurazaka[35]
German Design Award-Winner, Architecture – Nanatsuji Sevenways[36]
German Design Award-Winner, Architecture – DAITA[37]
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Escenario Fudomae
2019
Leaf Awards-Shortlist, Multi-Residential Category, Leading European Architects Forum – Daita[38]
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Modelia Brut Kagurazaka
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Nanatsuji
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Daita
German Design Award-Special Mention, Architecture – Kugayama Southgate Building[39]
2018
Ibusuki City Civic Hall Competition, Runner-Up, Ibusuki-city, Kagoshima, Japan[40]
WAF Awards -Finalist, Multi-Residential Category, Completed Category – Modelia Days Gokokuji[41]
International Design Awards -Honorable Mention, Architecture Category, IDA, USA – Modelia Days Gokokuji[42]
German Design Award-Winner, Renovation Architecture – Modelia Colors Wakamatsucho[43]
Iconic Awards-Winner, Architecture – Kugayama Southgate Building[44]
2017
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Modelia Colors Wakamatsucho [45]
German Design Award-Special Mention, Architecture – Modelia Days Gokokuji[46]
Leaf Awards-Shortlist, Multi-Residential Category, Leading European Architects Forum – Modelia Days Gokokuji[47]
2016
International Design Awards -Gold Winner, Interior Category, IDA, USA – Beishu Gallery[48]
Leaf Awards-Shortlist, International Interior Design Category, Leading European Architects Forum – Beishu Gallery [49]
German Design Award-Special Mention, Interior Architecture – Wall Cloud[50]
Iconic Awards-Winner, German Design Council – Modelia Days Nakanobu [51]
2015
Iconic Awards-Winner , German Design Council – Wall Cloud [52]
2011
AIA Japan Design Award, Winner, The American Institute of Architecture, Japan Chapter-Base Minami Aoyama
2007
AIA Japan Design Award, Winner, The American Institute of Architecture, Japan Chapter-Flamme Iga Complex
AR Awards for Emerging Architecture, Commended, The Architecture Review-Flamme Iga Complex
2005
SD Review, Iga Complex, Kajima Publishing Co., Japan
2002
The Grand Egypt Museum International Competition, the most distinctive projects in the first stage (Best 25), Ministry of Culture, Egypt, UIA

Published works

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Some of Sasaki's notable works include:

  • The Plan “International Panorama architecture from everywhere VOL.03”, "Ideareve Ikegami", Publisher: Gruppo Maggioli S.p.A., Italy, 2023, ISBN: 8891656570
  • "CONCRETE ARCHITECTURE: BEYOND GREY", "Escenario Shirokane", Cayetano Caldelus, Publisher: LOFT PUBLICATIONS, Spain, 2023, ISBN-10  : 8499366384, ISBN-13  : 978-8499366388
  • ARCHITECKTUR FACHMAGAZIN, November, 2018, “Ein Haus wird zum Baum”, Kugayama Southgate Building, Publisher: Architecktur Fachmagazin, Austria
  • ARCHITECKTUR FACHMAGAZIN, February, 2018, “Betonpurismus”, Modelia Days GOKOKUJI, Publisher: Architecktur Fachmagazin, Austria
  • "Lumitecture: Illuminating Interiors for Designers & Architects", "Wall Cloud", Anna Yudina, Publisher: Thames & Hudson, U.K., 2016, ISBN-10  : 0500518343, ISBN-13  : 978-0500518342
  • The Architectural Review December 2007 "Emerging Architecture", "Company Complex", Publisher: EMAP, U.K., 2007
  • Shinkenchiku-Japan Architect, November 2006, “FLAMME IGA COMPLEX”, Publisher: Shinkenchiku, Japan, 2006
  • A U Architecture and Urbanism, vo.323 August, “Architecture as Space Media” ASYMPTOTE： RASHID　AND　COUTURE “UNIVERAS THEATRE”, Publisher: A U Publishing Co., Ltd, Japan

Exhibitions

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Some of Sasaki's notable works include:

  • 40 X 40 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXHIBITION, Utopia, the project of "Ideareve Ikegami", The Blanc Gallery, New York, New York,USA, 2024
  • BARBARA CAPPOCHIN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2024 EXHIBITION, PADUA, ITALY

project of "Escenario Shirokane", INTERNATIONAL BEST ARCHITECTURE WORKS, 2024　

  • DEDALO MINOSSE DODICESIMA EDIZIONE 2021/2022 TWELFTH EDITION, CULTURAL LOCATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS, project of "IDEAREVE IKEGAMI", BASILICA PALLADIANA, VICENZA, ITALY, 2022
  • THE CITY AND THE WORLD 2022, projects of "IDEAREVE IKEGAMI", "SHIKISM", "ESCENARIO SHIROKANE", "ESCENARIO TODOROKI", THE EUROPEAN CENTRE, ATHENS, GREECE, 2022
  • NYC X DESIGN 2019, "UNEARTHED ASIA", projects of "Modelia Brut Kagurazaka", "Daita", "Nanatsuji Sevenways", NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, USA, 2019
  • "Surprising Japan" Exhibition, "Flamme Iga Chair", USAGI GALLERY, Hong Kong, 2019
  • AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2007, The DAZ, The German Architectural Center, Project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Germany, Berlin, 2008
  • AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2007, Project of "Flamme Iga Complex", GF Penta House, Haewha, Jongno, Korea, Seoul, 2008
  • AR Awards for "Emerging Architecture" 2007, Project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Royal Institute of British Architects, Florence Hall, UK, London,2007
  • SD Review Osaka, the project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Osaka University of Arts Architecture Gallery, Osaka, Japan, 2005
  • SD Review Tokyo, the project of "Flamme Iga Complex", Hillside Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
  • Grand Egyptian Museum Design Proposal Exhibition, Excellent Proposals, Al Remeyah Square,Egypt, 2002

References

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