World Congress of Architects.
Barcelona. UIA 2026 World Congress
of Architects.
Barcelona. UIA 2026

Becoming.
Architectures for a planet in transition Becoming.
Architectures for
a planet in transition

From 28 June
to 2 July From
28 June
to 2 July

Junya Ishigami

(Japan)

Junya Ishigami is a Japanese architect and the founder of junya.ishigami+associates, established in 2004 after completing a master’s program at the Department of Architecture, Tokyo University of the Arts, and working previously at Kazuyo Sejima & Associates.

His notable projects include the Kanagawa Institute of Technology KAIT Workshop / KAIT Plaza, the Park Groot Vijversburg Visitor Center, MIZUNIWA, the Serpentine Pavilion 2019, House & Restaurant, and the Zaishui Art Museum.

Ishigami has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize (2009 and 2024), the Golden Lion for Best Project at the Venice Biennale 12th International Architecture Exhibition, the Mainichi Design Award (2010), the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists, the OBEL Award by the Henrik Frode Obel Foundation (2019), and the Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts (2024). He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2025.