Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 53 (2003) award
Shuhei Endo
えんどう しゅうへい
Shuhei Endo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-27 （Biwacho, Shiga Prefecture, Japan (now Nagahama)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Architect, Architecture Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- Miken / Architectural Design Office (former employer), Shuhei Endo Architectural Laboratory, Kobe University (Graduate School, Emeritus Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto City University of Arts | — | Graduate School (completed) | — | 〜1986 | Japan |
Kyoto City University of Arts
Graduate School (completed)
Period:
〜1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Andrea Palladio International Architecture Award | — | — | Andrea Palladio Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Venice Biennale Third Millennium Architecture Prize | — | — | Venice Biennale | 受賞 |
| 2005 | International Architecture Award for Children (Grand Prize) | — | — | International jury / organization | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Pacific Rim Cultural Architecture & Design Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | BCS Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Environment Minister's Prize (Roof/Wall/Special Greening Technology Contest) | Slowtecture Miki (Bourbon Beans Dome), etc. | — | — | 受賞 |
Andrea Palladio International Architecture Award
1993
Organization:
Andrea Palladio Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer)
2003
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Venice Biennale Third Millennium Architecture Prize
2000
Organization:
Venice Biennale
Result:
受賞
International Architecture Award for Children (Grand Prize)
2005
Organization:
International jury / organization
Result:
受賞
Pacific Rim Cultural Architecture & Design Award
1998
Result:
受賞
BCS Prize
2006
Result:
受賞
Environment Minister's Prize (Roof/Wall/Special Greening Technology Contest)
2008
Work:
Slowtecture Miki (Bourbon Beans Dome), etc.
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
3rd FACTORY Shino Toseki
1990 ArchitectureOne of his early representative works; explored material treatment within an industrial/factory context.
material experimentationindustrial space
Cyclestation Maibara
1994 ArchitectureUsed corrugated steel plates bent into curves; this treatment of corrugated steel became a recurring element in later works.
corrugated steelcurved surfaces
Transtation Ozeki
1997 ArchitectureA small-scale transit/transfer station; continues his experimentation with materials and forms.
transport facilitymaterial experimentation
Springtecture Harima
1998 Architecture (public facility)Developed corrugated steel into a spiral form, softly linking interior and exterior; noted internationally and often cited as one of the world's most famous public toilets.
spiral forminterior-exterior continuitypublic toilet
Slowtecture Miki (Bourbon Beans Dome)
2007 Architecture (environmental design)A project featuring large-scale greening of roof and wall surfaces; an attempt to rethink relationships between architecture and the global environment.
greeningenvironmental symbiosislarge-scale roofing
Bubbletecture Hyogo (Hyogo Environment Experience Center)
2008 Architecture (exhibition / environmental center)Proposed three-dimensional truss structures using thinned timber as primary structural members; a volumetric space using environmental materials.
thinned timbertruss structureenvironmental education facility
Bibliography
- GG Portfolio "Shuhei Endo" / EditorialGG, SA (1999)
- ENDO SHUHEI PARAMODERN / amus art press (2002)
- Paramodern Architecture / Electa (2003)
- GRAVITECTURE / Ichii Shobo (2006)
- Crematorium / Codex (2006)
- Paramodern manifesto / Codex (2007)
- BEANS DOME / Kajima Publishing (2007)
- Next Architect / Gakugei Publishing (2007)
- Flooding Competition / Shokokusha (2008)
- Next Architect2 / Gakugei Publishing (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental use of materials and clear formal language (paramodern approach)Design approach emphasizing coexistence with environment
- Recurring Motifs
- curved/spiral corrugated steelblurring of interior-exterior boundariesroof and wall greening
Legacy
Shuhei Endo is a contemporary Japanese architect internationally recognized for material experimentation (notably corrugated steel) and environmentally conscious architectural proposals. Through public and exhibition projects he demonstrated new possibilities in material and form.
Academic Societies
- Architectural Institute of Japan
- Japan Institute of Architects
In Popular Culture
- The Springtecture Harima public toilet is often cited as one of the world's most famous toilets.
Trivia
- The Springtecture Harima project is regarded as one of the world's well-known public toilets.
- Has published works with international publishers such as Electa and Codex.
- Served as emeritus professor at Kobe University Graduate School.