Why did Riken Yamamoto win the Pritzker Prize 2024

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The Pritzker Prize for the year 2024 was just announced and the winner is Riken Yamamoto. But why was he chosen, what makes him worthy of one of the highest awards in architecture. The answer perhaps lies in one word, 'community'. Today in this video we will be looking at the story of a man, for whom the role of architecture is less to do with his own artistic ambitions and more about how it can serve not just the owner, but the people at large. In trying to understand why exactly he won the award, we might just uncover what the profession of architecture should be about and what does it truly mean to design for communities. So in this video lets dive deeper into the life and designs of the Pritzker winner for 2024 Riken Yamamoto.
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[@wangzili356]

As a former empolyee of Mr. Yamamoto, it feels pretty surreal

[@ronshieh7573]

Riken Yamamoto has mentioned in press interviews that his architectural concept of Thresholds of Private and Public Space has been from his learning of the book of " The Human Condition" (1958) by Hannah Arendt (1906-1975), Professor of History and Politics of University of Chicago, which described the importance of "Space of Appearance" as a public place to afford and safeguard freedom of speech and movement of individuals and communities of a society from autocracy . The architectural theory and practice to reflect her philosophical theory has been theorized by Dr. Kenneth Frampton (Columbia University) and Architect George Baird (University of Toronto) since 1970s as the real meaning of modern architecture, and was also termed as "ArenDtist Architecture" nowadays, and Riken Yamamoto should be regarded as a true believer and architectural practitioner of this school of thought !

[@kevinford8682]

I'm so happy novelty has left the profession of Architecture, at least to the degree it has. The last 8-10 Pritzker winners have all been fantastic choices, this one being no different

[@sheisnotmari]

Riken Yamamoto will be a speaker at a symposium event in my country. However, I cannot attend because I have class and we always have a quiz on that day. It is also far from my city. You can now imagine how heartbroken I am rn

[@lorraineminatoishi6421]

Thank you for making a very well produced video. I appreciated seeing Yamamoto’s work and life.

[@georgeleddy483]

That you for this well done video. I have students in architecture and we will watch this in class next week.

[@blessedarch]

I am glad you liked it ❤️

[@herintuion88]

🎉🎉 Congratulations and Thank u for sharing 🎉🎉🎉

[@glitterrazor4405]

thank you for the video!

[@Aspi-vision]

Thank you for this exposé ! I understand why he got this price now .

[@blessedarch]

❤️

[@maxmedina4243]

Thanks for this type of content, your work is amazing

[@blessedarch]

❤️

[@shweta4603]

Thank you for this video. Coming across his whole work and life for the first time

[@blessedarch]

You're very welcome

[@lakshithr]

What a mesmerising Architecture, more than that, what a mesmerising person.

[@Linda_Lineo_Mvusi]

Thanks for video, and well deserved prize for Architect Yamamoto. Personally pleased, because I’ve a book on Yamamoto’s architecture in my design library, that I do enjoyed over years. Bravo 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 Yamamoto for winning this year’s Pritzker Prize! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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At first I watched your videos for the sake of passing my nata and jee barch exam but now I am genuinely interested in all of the information told in a storytelling manner

[@blessedarch]

I am so glad ❤️

[@Maliceless100]

The aspirational philosophy directing Yamamoto's architecture is beautiful and evident; it would be good to see more on its practicality and application in the residential sector.

[@Mehedihasan-ib4tu]

It's really nice & great work.

[@NEWDRW]

Thanks for the great content! 😊

[@blessedarch]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pabloturdo2993]

It took 25 years for the Pritzker Prize to be awarded to a woman: Zaha Hadid, in 2004. And in the 45-year history of this award, only a total of five women have won it. It must also be said that of those five women, four shared the award with other colleagues and, in two of those four cases, with male architects: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, in 2010; Schelley MacNamara and Ivonne Farrel, in 2020; and Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, in 2021. That is to say, there were 45 awards of the prize from 1979 to 2024, but only on four occasions (2004, 2010, 2020 and 2021) did they take women into account. The most curious fact is that the first to win it was a homosexual (Philip Johnson), which presaged, contrary to what ultimately happened, a breadth of spirit.

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Respectful 😮❤ 🙏🏻

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[@blessedarch]

Thank you so much ❤

[@josephyoung6749]

thank you, very nice presentation :)

[@blessedarch]

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[@neeloswal1372]

thanks rishabh for this. youre good at this.

[@blessedarch]

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[@Nitin_Killawala]

Excellent video on this lesser known great architect 👍

[@blessedarch]

Thank you :D

[@MMALAB]

So nice and well-made video. Yamamoto is a great Architect.

[@blessedarch]

Thank you very much!

[@blackmamba-em2uu]

Thanks for this video.. your videos Are really beautiful..

[@blessedarch]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@youtubeillusions]

Une pensée à toutes les petites mains qui ont fait sa célébrité...

[@uniquniqgc3916]

I am also Architect. That's true SIR🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@lijuanluo4637]

Looking forward to see a collaberated project between Yamamoto and Kengo Kuma.

[@wangzili356]

Not likely

[@_learnwith_us]

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[@blessedarch]

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[@maheenbabar1165]

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[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

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[@pabloturdo2993]

Il a fallu 25 ans pour que le prix Pritzker soit décerné à une femme : Zaha Hadid, en 2004. Et en 45 ans d'histoire de ce prix, seules cinq femmes au total l'ont remporté. Il faut dire aussi que parmi ces cinq femmes, quatre ont partagé le prix avec d'autres collègues et, dans deux de ces quatre cas, avec des architectes masculins : Kazuyo Sejima et Ryue Nishizawa, en 2010 ; Schelley MacNamara et Ivonne Farrel, en 2020 ; et Anne Lacaton et Jean-Philippe Vassal, en 2021. Autrement dit, il y a eu 45 récompenses du prix de 1979 à 2024, mais à quatre reprises seulement (2004, 2010, 2020 et 2021) les femmes ont été prises en compte. Le fait le plus curieux est que le premier à l'avoir remporté fut un homosexuel (Philip Johnson), ce qui présageait, contrairement à ce qui s'est finalement produit, une largeur d'esprit.

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[@blessedarch]

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[@sebastianeugenio5353]

Everyone talks about how noble some famous architects are for "serving" humanity. Not sure how in touch with humanity the pritzker Jury is either. Ikea's way of serving humanity is thru great design at a price point anyone has access to. In this way, ordinary people have a true opportunity to have great deisgns improve their lives. How does extremely expensive and exclusive snooty architects achieve this? It makes no sense. This award has become a group of elitists patting each other on the back and talking about pseudo meaningful structures that at the end of they day, they simply just like looking at.

[@Valkyri3Z]

The projects shown here are literally made for public service.

[@youtubeillusions]

Je pense pareil quand on voit en France à quel point le diplôme d'architecte est dévoyé en réalité, ça me fait pleurer et de dire que certaines célèbrités ont servi l'humanité, ça en est risible.

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[@Ma-pz5kl]

beside the corporate architecture bla bla.......Reality is . buildings are done within a budget and the technical challenge. end result is everywhere the same. COLD. Meningless !!!

[@toriniti737]

[@valboolin3538]

Чем отличаются боги от гениев

[@Ma-pz5kl]

Do you one person who willingly wants to go and lives there...? NO.

[@learn_hindi]

🩵

[@luming1228]

sss

[@zorngottes1778]

Community is not far from communism.

[@Jorjgasm]

So much hot air for ugly architecture that, whatever else it claims to achieve, does not end up being loved.

[@Mooooty]

Meh.

[@buconut]

Love this. His buildings became his tools for the benefit of the community. I think that's what architecture is all about.