Iida Archiship Studio   Yokohama, Japon

It is an event : this is the first exhibition in Europe devoted to the work of the Japanese architect Yoshihiko Iida. Sets of plans, models and giant photographs trace the evolution of this firm, founded in 1986.

From his first single-family house projects, which reveal an essential reflection on Japanese dwelling, to his more recent and imposing projects for Nagoya University, which reaffirm a constant attention to detail, Yoshihiko Iida’s works express his vision of architecture delicately anchored in its Japanese identity yet open to the world, standing as true jewels shaped by their creator’s thinking : refinement, elegance and lightness inspire his buildings, always in perfect harmony with the surrounding exterior space. Glass, metal and wood are employed there with an exemplary mastery of assembly.

The works of Iida Archiship Studio are diverse and stem from both public and private commissions. Yoshihiko Iida has won several architectural competitions in Japan, and many of his works have been honored with national architecture prizes.

(Original text of 2004, machine translated in 2026.)