[HIGHLIGHTS] Architect Riken Yamamoto wins the Pritzker Prize, the “Nobel Prize of Architecture”

Architect Riken Yamamoto wins the Pritzker Prize, the “Nobel Prize of Architecture”. He is the ninth Japanese person to receive the award, following Arata Isozaki, who won in 2019.

Mr. Yamamoto cited Hiroshima City's Nishi Fire Station, which was completed in 2000, as an example of architecture that is conscious of building a "community" The exterior walls of the building, which has one basement floor and eight floors above ground, are covered with glass, and is designed to allow you to see what's going on inside the building.