Some Ideas on Living - Ryue Nishizawa




Canadian Centre for Architecture / Centre Canadien d’Architecture show

Summary: Architect Ryue Nishizawa speaks about his work and the CCA exhibition Some ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa. The lecture is introduced by Giovanna Borasi, CCA Curator of Contemporary Architecture. The exhibition marks the first North American presentation of residential projects by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa and reveals their distinctive solutions to the challenges of building homes in existing dense urban fabrics. On view at the CCA in Montréal from 14 May until 26 October 2008. www.someideasonliving.org Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa is founding partner, with Kazuyo Sejima, of SANAA, established in 1995, and has maintained a parallel independent office since 1997. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, 14 May 2008