Jun igarashi biography

  • Born in 1970, Jun Igarashi founded Jun Igarashi Architects in 1997.
  • Jun Igarashi, who influenced by his grandfather's work, went on to become not only a mere architectural planner but a highly sought-after designer and lecturer.
  • Jun Igarashi Architects is an architectural practice based in Hokkaido, Japan.

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    Jun Igarashi Born on Hokkaido, 1970 Set up own practice Jun Igarashi Architects Inc., 1997 Instructor of Nagoya Institute of Technology. Awards 1996Architectural Institute of Japan Hokkaido Architectural Encouragement Prize. 2003The 19th Yoshioka Prize. 2004The Grand Prix of Osaka contemporary theater festival's temporary playhouse competition. New face award of JIA (The Japan Institute of Architects) in Hokkaido Housing section. The Grand Prix of 3rd Canada Green Design award. 2005Biennale Internazionale di Architettura Barbara Cappochin. Excellent prize Good Design Awards. Excellent prize of Nakanoshima Shinsen Station Design Competition. Excellent Prize of Nippon Display Industry. Excellent Prize of JCD Design. Good Design Prize. 2006AR AWARDS EMERGING ARCHITECTURE. The Grand Prix of American Wood Design Awards 2006/ Best of Residential. Excellent Prize of Life study center of Toyota city proposal competition. Finalist of Ferrous Park Internati

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    Architecture that continues to think – 1

    Admiration for cool stuff

    Sakai: It would be good to get some hints, including various things, to indicate what kinds of lifestyles should we be aiming for in Hokkaido in the future. What prompted you to become an architect?

    Igarashi: The family’s business was a building contractor, and that was a big influence. My grandfather was a mästare carpenter so I was familiar with construction. The family home was extended and renovated about three times and my grandfather asked me, as a child, where the stairs should be. The stairs were made where inom said.
    One day, the wall suddenly disappeared, the scenery changed and something completely different was created. That experience was so exciting and interesting.

    Sakai: Those strange feelings and the concept of re-assessing preconceptions and common sense from their foundations are linked to your attitudes to design. After that, how did you come to study architecture?

    Igarashi: My family h

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    Temporary Playhouse in Osaka / Jun Igarashi Architects

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    Completed in 2005 by Japanese Architect Jun Igarashi, the Playhouse for the Osaka Contemporary Theater Festival aimed to be an ambiguous space.

    Temporary Playhouse in Osaka Technical Information

    Temporary Playhouse in Osaka Photographs

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    The design competition was held in April 2005, where 578 artists registered, and 117 applied with their ideas. The construction budget was 10 million yen. On March 16, 2004, the final open competition was held, and one Grand Prix winner and 5 special awards were given. The winner of the Grand Prix was Jun Igarashi. The competition judges were Yasutaka Yamazaki, Norihiko Dan, Yukichi Matsumoto, Yukio Fujimoto, Jun Kobori, and  Masahiro I

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