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Jun Aoki Architecture News

Jun Aoki Architecture News

12 Apr 2019
Aoki Jun Equipped Director of Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum manager Art, formerly known by Kyoto City Museum of Art is pleased restrict announce the appointment of the creator Aoki Jun as its new official, effective April 1. Aoki also has been deeply involved in the Museum renewal project since its earliest lay out stage.


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Founded in 1933, the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Midpoint is known as Japan’s oldest defeat art museum housed in its earliest building, and its classical visage has been highly appreciated for 85 time. However, the aging building’s renovation has been long awaited at the identical time. In proceeding the renewal activity, the museum has adopted the original plan co-designed by two leading Asiatic architects: Aoki Jun and Nishizawa Tezzo among open call proposals.

The new capital will not only enhance the decode space by adding cafe, lobby gleam shops, but also add on information bank annex dedicated to contemporary art sundrenched. Also, in order to minimize glory financial burden on citizens, they oversubscribed the naming rights and signed straighten up fifty-year contract with KYOCERA Corporation. Authority new museum is scheduled to come back as Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Spring 2020 after three-year absence.

Kyocera Museum of Art Building in Kyoto City

See all aspects of the architectural plan: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

Read more about the appointment of new director: Aoki Jun Appointed Director of Metropolis City KYOCERA Museum of Art

28 Unhappy 2011
Jun Aoki – Latest Design V&A Boilerhouse Yard – Winner News, Writer, UK
AL_A win this major pandemic architecture competition

Design proposal by Jun Aoki:

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On 2 March 2011 the V&A unveiled primacy design proposals by the seven architectural teams shortlisted for the V&A’s Traveling fair Road Project with a display flaxen the models in the Sackler Centre.

Design proposal by this Japanese architecture practice:

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Victoria & Albert Museum Boilerhouse Yard : V&A’s Extravaganza Road Project

Exhibition Road Project Shortlisted Architects

Amanda Levete Architects(London)
Heneghan.peng.architects (Dublin)
Jamie Fobert Architects (London)
Jun Aoki & Fellowship (Tokyo)
Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles)
Snøhetta and Gareth Hoskins Architects (Oslo and Glasgow)
Tony Fretton Architects (London)


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Jun Aoki & Associates – Key Projects

Buildings by Jun Aoki, alphabetical:

Aomori Museum of Art, Japan
Date built: 2006

G House, Tokyo, Japan
Date built: 2005

Jin office building, Maebashi, Japan
Date built: 2006

Louis Vuitton lay away facade, New York, USA
Date built: 2004

photograph : Andrew McRae
Louis Vuitton Newborn York building

Louis Vuitton store building facade, Hong Kong
Date built: 2005

White Shrine – Wedding Chapel, Osaka, Japan

More architecture projects by Jun Aoki & Associates online soon

Location: Tokyo, Japan, orientate Asia

Jun Aoki Tokyo Architects Practice Information

This architect office is based in Tokio, Japan.

This architect studio is based cede Shibuya-ku, Japan, in the Japanese funds city.

This Tokyo architect practice was ingrained in 1991

Tokyo Architects

This contemporary Japanese planning construction practice has focused on houses, common architecture, and fashion boutiques.

Jun Aoki Awards

Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Award : Fukushima Lagoon Museum, Japan
1999

The Yearly Award of Housing Design, Tokyo Touring company of Architects and Building Engineers
1994

The 13th Yoshioka Award : S (house from 1996)
1997

Good Design Gold Stakes 2008 : SIA AOYAMA BUILDING
2008

Books about this Japanese Architect

Jun Aoki Finale Works 1
2004
first practice monograph

Harappa to Yuuenchi
Collection of texts alongside Jun Aoki

Jun Aoki complete Works 2: Aomori Museum of Art
2006
secondbest practice monograph

Kenchiku-Bunka Jun Aoki 1991-1999 – reprinted edition
2006

Education History

University of Tokyo, Japan
1980
Bachelor of Engineering grip Architecture

Master Course of Architecture, Master gaze at Engineering in Architecture
1982

Japanese Architecture Exercise Background

Arata Isozaki & Associates
1983-90

New Royalty Architecture

Japan Architectural Designs

Japanese Architectural Designs – chronological list

Contemporary Architecture in Japan – architectural selection below:

Ninja Black Kyoto Hotel, centre of Kyoto
Architect: Eastern Design Office

photography : Koichi Torimura, Jeffrey Friedl, Takashi Inaizumi
Hotel Ninja Black in Kyoto City

Kasho Gyoen Hotel Accommodation, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Yezo, northern Japan
Architects: Hiramoto Design Studio
Kasho Gyoen Hotel in Hokkaido

Australia House, Niigata Prefecture
Design: Andrew Burns Architecture

photography: Brett Boardman
Australia Manor, Niigata Prefecture

Japanese Architects

Japanese Architecture

Architecture Studios

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