Publisher: El Croquis, ISBN: 9788412532364, Format: Softcover, 250 x 340 mm, 400pp
The magazine once again brings the Japanese architecture powerhouse duo of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa into the spotlight, highlighting their collaborative and individual work between 2015 and 2023. Featuring even more projects than part one (‘El Croquis’ 205), it also includes an essay by architecture critic and curator Bart Lootsma. Notable works are the New National Gallery in Budapest, a canopy for Umekita Park in Osaka, and the Suzhou Arts Theatre (SANAA); Nichia Corporation Yokohama Research Centre and three private homes (Sejima); and Mishima Office Building and the Sirakawa Exit Plaza at Kumamoto Station in southern Japan (Nishizawa).