(6 Mar 2024)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yokohama, Japan - 4 March 2024
1. Riken Yamamoto at his office
2. Medium shot Yamamoto speaking
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riken Yamamoto, architect:
“I believe that if you can build a piece of architecture in such a way so that its relationship with the local community is visible, more people will welcome the construction.”
4. Various of Yamamoto and his colleagues discussing latest project
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riken Yamamoto, architect:
"I think the Pritzker Award this year has strongly evaluated architecture’s relationship with the community, and so I am extremely happy to have won the award in that respect. The community element is something that I am very conscious of when designing my projects, so I was extra pleased."
6. Yamamoto and his colleagues discussing latest project
7. Model of one of Yamamoto's upcoming projects
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Riken Yamamoto, architect - on one of Yamamoto’s works, Hiroshima Nishi Fire Station:
“Firefighters are present at the fire station at all times. The firefighters are active 24 hours a day. I think it is very reassuring to know that these people are watching over you even at night. Therefore, when building a fire station, it is important to build a sturdy fire station, but at the same time, I think it is even more important that the activities of the fire brigade are always being watched by the local residents. Therefore, the building was designed to be very transparent, so that the residents could see the activities of the fire department."
9. Various of Yamamoto and his colleagues discussing latest project
10. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riken Yamamoto, architect - on Yamamoto’s study of villages around the world during his travels:
“A village exists in a form of community. We looked at the relationship between the community and each house or family unit, and found that individual houses are not isolated, the houses are not isolated from the community – they are always part of the community. At the same time, the traditional villages were established in a way that they still protected the privacy of each families.”
11. Yamamoto approaching display of one of his projects
12. Yamamoto explaining his project
13. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riken Yamamoto, architect:
"Of course it is important to protect one’s privacy. But currently there is no good housing model for that encourages neighbors help each other. In other words, there is a strong push for standardization in Japan."
14. Model of one of Yamamoto’s projects
15. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riken Yamamoto, architect - on the reconstruction of the quake-devastated Noto region:
“The scenery of Noto has been at the heart of the local community. They have been shaping that landscape since the Edo period. They are at one with their surroundings. So I think it is necessary to focus on how to sustain this community as we try to rebuild the region."
16. Yamamoto explaining one of his projects
17. Scaled model home

STORYLINE:
The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Japan’s Riken Yamamoto, who earns the field’s highest honor for what organizers called a long career focused on “multiplying opportunities for people to meet spontaneously, through precise, rational design strategies.”

Yamamoto, 78, has spent a five-decade career designing both private and public buildings — from residences to museums to schools, from a bustling airport center to a glass-walled fire station — and prizing a spirit of community in all spaces.












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