Wednesday 24 March – Friday 18 March 2011
Launch of 'New Architecture in Japan' and talk by Yuki and Edmund Sumner
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
Organised by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
This major new survey showcases Japan’s new architecture, featuring projects of all types, sizes and budgets, from offices and private houses to schools, shops, hospitals, airports and chapels. Both cutting-edge, emerging young practices such as Sou Fujimoto and Junya Ishigami are featured, as well as established, internationally known architects, such as Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma and SANAA. The book also includes the work of international practices in Japan such as Rogers Stirk Harbour, Foster + Partners and Herzog & de Meuron. The evocative architectural photographs of Edmund Sumner reveal Japanese architecture in context and are accompanied by both critical texts and drawings. This illuminating study captures the excitement of Japan’s contemporary architecture and acknowledges its increasing influence on architecture worldwide.
About the contributors
Yuki Sumner
Yuki Sumner is a writer on contemporary art and architecture. Since 2002, she began working with Edmund on projects in Japan. Her work is published regularly in newspapers and periodicals, including Architectural Review, Wallpaper*, ICON, The Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph. She is currently completing her MA in architectural history at the Bartlett School of Architecture.
Edmund Sumner
Edmund Sumner is a London-based photographer and is widely recognised as one of the best in his field. His work appears in publications around the world, such as Architectural Review, Domus, Architectural Viva, Casa Brutus, a+u and 2G monographs. He also pursues and exhibits his own personal work. His most recent exhibitions include Human Landscape at Browse and Darby and Outside the Box at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, both in London.