Japanese architect Yamamoto Riken received the Pritzker Architecture Prize at a ceremony in Chicago on Saturday. The award is known as the Nobel Prize for architects. Yamamoto said he's very happy and proud to be a “member of the Pritzker family.”
Yamamoto's buildings include the Yokosuka Museum of Art in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, and “The Circle” complex in Zurich. Yamamoto uses glass for the outer walls to make the interiors visible and incorporate open space.
The foundation that sponsors the award said his buildings attract people and increase opportunities for them to meet spontaneously. Yamamoto said he was almost moved to tears by the recognition of his designs.
(Yamamoto Riken / Architect)
“I am very happy my work is so highly evaluated.”
He added that he wants to continue designing buildings and the environments surrounding them.
◆incorporate 取り入れる、組み込む
◆spontaneously 自発的に
◆be moved to tears by ～に感動して涙が出る