Source: Afasia Photography: Iwan Baan The design for the 2019 Serpentine Pavilion takes roofs, the most common architectural feature, as its point of departure and inspiration. It is reminiscent of roofing tiles seen around the world, bridging both architectural and cultural references through this single architectural feature. The roof of the Pavilion is made by arranging slates to create a canopy that alludes to na

Freeing Architecture by Junya Ishigami Exhibition at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris 30 / o3 / 10  –  09 /09 / 18 I wish to think about architecture freely; to expand my perspective on architecture as flexibly, broadly, and subtly as possible, beyond the stereotypes of what architecture is considered to be. The society that we live in is gradually changing, accepting an array of values more diverse t

Font: junya.ishigami+associates The project explores an architectural proportion. Legs like columns, top board as a roof, the table is very large yet very thin. I make this extremely large table as I would design a small architecture. It measures 9.5m(L) x 2.6m(W) x 1.1 m(H) with a thickness of 3mm for the horizontal surface. The extremely thin table is made out of aluminum, and would normally bend over with standard