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2025, 60th Competition Theme
HIMANA train Station
Stations are transit points for people on their way to a destination.
Yet a station where time could be spent slowly offers the chance of encounters that may be very emotional, a trope often used in movies and television dramas.
Such a station may have a role similar to that of a plaza or a park.
Design your own HIMANA train Station. The specific location, area, and surrounding environment are open.
The applicant may choose a real place or create a fictitious one.
We look forward to receiving architectural proposals that go beyond the creation of a structure and involve space, materials, and scale.
Initial Screening
The results of the initial screening will be announced in the End of September by notifications sent to applicants who have passed the screening and by an announcement on the competition website.
Final Screening
Competition prizes will be decided by presentation.
Announcement of Final Screening Result
Winners will be announced in 2026 February issue of SHINKENCHIKU and 2026 March issue of a+u.
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2024,The 59th Competition ThemeToilet
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Jun Aoki
(AS)
Judges
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Junya Ishigami
(junya.ishigami+associates)
Suzuko Yamada
(Suzuko Yamada Architects)
2023,The 58th Competition ThemeToolsheds for a New Life
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Judges
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Jun Aoki
(AS)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Junya Ishigami
(junya.ishigami+associates)
2022,The 57th Competition ThemeArchitecture that Connects Cities with Rural Communities
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Judges
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Jun Aoki
(AS)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Junya Ishigami
(junya.ishigami+associates)
2021, The 56th Competition ThemeInterpathetic Spaces
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Judges
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Jun Aoki
(Jun Aoki & Associates)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Yoshitada Makihata
(Executive Managing Officer,
Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
2020, The 55th Competition ThemeBody Culture Club
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Judges
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Jun Aoki
(Jun Aoki & Associates)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Yoshitada Makihata
(Executive Managing Officer,
Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
2019, The 54th Competition ThemeArchitecture that
Generates New Sakariba
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Judges
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Jun Aoki
(Jun Aoki & Associates)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Satoshi Takayama
(Director, Executive Managing Officer,
Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
2018, The 53rd Competition ThemeLife, Towns, and Architecture, as Transformed by Autonomous Driving
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Judges
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Jun Aoki
(Jun Aoki & Associates)
Goichi Kamochi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Satoshi Takayama
(Director, Executive Managing Officer,
Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
2017, The 52nd Competition ThemeRedesigning Urban Open Space
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Judges
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Teruo Kobayashi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Jun Aoki
(Jun Aoki & Associates)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Satoshi Takayama
(Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
2016, The 51st Competition ThemeHouse to Live With Fūdo
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Judges
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Tadao Kamei
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Teruo Kobayashi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
(Atelier Bow-Wow)
Satoshi Takayama
(Director, Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
2015, The 50th Competition ThemeThe Glass
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Judges
Keiichi Okamoto
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Teruo Kobayashi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Satoshi Takayama
(Director, Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
Architecture Critic
2014, The 49th Competition ThemeA City Symbol Loved by Residents
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Judges
Keiichi Okamoto
(Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Teruo Kobayashi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Satoshi Takayama
(Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
Architecture Critic
2013, The 48th Competition ThemeBringing the Urban Environment into Architecture
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Judges
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Teruo Kobayashi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Takashi Nagahama
(Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2012, The 47th Competition ThemeTown Hall in a Regional Environment
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Judges
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Teruo Kobayashi
(Obayashi Corporation)
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Takashi Nagahama
(Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2011, The 46th Competition ThemeGlass Architecture in 2050
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
Takashi Nagahama
(Executive Managing Officer, Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
Christoph Ingenhoven
(Ingenhoven Architects)【Special Judge】
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2010, The 45th Competition ThemeHousing for Better Urban Environments
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Hiroshi Naito
(Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2009, The 44th Competition ThemeA Community Gathering Space.
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2008, The 43rd Competition ThemeArchitecture Coexisting with World Heritage Sites
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2007, The 42nd Competition ThemeEnvironmental Zoo
First Place Winner
Second Place
Honorable Mentions・Merit Prizes
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2006, The 41st Competition ThemeConversion of an Existing Building for City Life
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2005, The 40th Competition ThemeA Town Landmark
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2004, The 39th Competition ThemeAsia Front Village
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2003, The 38th Competition ThemeLibrary for a New Era
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kiyoshi Sakurai
(Sakurai Architects Studio・ETHNOS)
Taro Ashihara
(Taro Ashihara Architects)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2002, The 37th Competition ThemeRestaurant in the Fields
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Tetsuo Naito
(Nihon Sekkei, Inc.)
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Itsuko Hasegawa
(Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2001, The 36th Competition ThemeGlass House 2001
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Tetsuo Naito
(Nihon Sekkei, Inc.)
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Itsuko Hasegawa
(Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
2000, The 35th Competition ThemeSmall Public Space in Glass
First Place Winner
Chief Judge
Toyo Ito
(Toyo Ito & Associates,Architect)
Judges
Tetsuo Naito
(Nihon Sekkei, Inc.)
Masaru Okamoto
(Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Itsuko Hasegawa
(Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier)
Riken Yamamoto
(Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop)
Kengo Kuma
(Kengo Kuma & Associates)
coordinator
Shozo Baba
(Architectural Communication Consultant Ltd.)
1999, The 34th Competition ThemeEnvironmentally Friendly Architecture
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisho Kurokawa
Kiyoshi Sakurai
Tetsuo Naito
Yoshiaki Ogura
Toyo Ito
Kazuhiro Ishii
Riken Yamamoto
1998, The 33rd Competition ThemeThree-Dimensional Urban Park
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisho Kurokawa
Kiyoshi Sakurai
Tetsuo Naito
Yoshiaki Ogura
Toyo Ito
Kazuhiro Ishii
Riken Yamamoto
1997, The 32nd Competition ThemeMillennium Tower
First Place Winner
Judges
Takekuni Ikeda
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Yoshiaki Ogura
Kazuhiro Ishii
Riken Yamamoto
1996, The 31st Competition ThemeNational Assembly Building
First Place Winner
Judges
Takekuni Ikeda
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Yoshiaki Ogura
Kazuhiro Ishii
Riken Yamamoto
1995, The 30th Competition ThemeGuest House
First Place Winner
Judges
Takekuni Ikeda
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Yoshiaki Ogura
Kazuhiro Ishii
Riken Yamamoto
1994, The 29th Competition ThemeGlass Teahouse
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Yoshiaki Ogura
Kazuhiro Ishii
1993, The 28th Competition ThemeMuseum of the 20th Century
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Yoshiaki Ogura
Kazuhiro Ishii
1992, The 27th Competition ThemeA School of Architecture
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Kazuhiro Ishii
1991, The 26th Competition ThemeEast Meets West
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Kazuhiro Ishii
1990, The 25th Competition ThemeGlass House 2001
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Kazuhiro Ishii
1989, The 24th Competition ThemeA Terminal for the Linear Motor Car
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Takefumi Aida
Kazuhiro Ishii
1988, The 23rd Competition ThemeMuseum of Modern Architecture
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Yosiro Ikehara
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Kazuhiro Ishii
1987, The 22nd Competition ThemeIntelligent Market
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Yosiro Ikehara
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Kazuhiro Ishii
1986, The 21st Competition ThemeA Monument in Glass for the Year 2001
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Yosiro Ikehara
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Kazuhiro Ishii
1985, The 20th Competition ThemeA Space with An Atrium
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Yosiro Ikehara
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Kazuhiro Ishii
1984, The 19th Competition ThemeA Glass Tower
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Yosiro Ikehara
Shoji Hayashi
Kisho Kurokawa
Kazuhiro Ishii
1983, The 18th Competition ThemeMuseum of Sculpture
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shoji Hayashi
Shinichi Okada
Akizo Uchii
1982, The 17th Competition ThemeCrystal Palace
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shoji Hayashi
Shinichi Okada
Akizo Uchii
1981, The 16th Competition ThemeMeditation Chapel
First Place Winner
Judges
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shoji Hayashi
Shinichi Okada
Akizo Uchii
1980, The 15th Competition ThemeTown Museum for Era
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
1979, The 14th Competition ThemeClub For Retired Senior Citizens
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
1978, The 13th Competition ThemeCinema That Supports the Revival of Film
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1977, The 12th Competition ThemeSea Food Restaurant Composed with Light Graduation
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
1976, The 11th Competition ThemeModern Architecture in an Historic Environment
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
1975, The 10th Competition ThemeBeautiful Glass Architecture
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
1974, The 9th Competition ThemeModern Museum in a Natural Environment
First Place Winner
Judges
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Fumihiko Maki
Shinichi Okada
1973, The 8th Competition ThemeLeisure Village Clubhouse
First Place Winner
Judges
Togo Murano
Kenzo Tange
Motoo Take
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Shinichi Okada
Minoru Takeyama
1972, The 7th Competition ThemeCommunity Plaza
First Place Winner
Judges
Togo Murano
Kiyoshi Seike
Kisaburo Ito
Takekuni Ikeda
Shinichi Okada
1971, The 6th Competition ThemeShopping Center Using Glass
First Place Winner
Judges
Hajime Shimizu
Togo Murano
Motoo Take
Fuminaga Kiyoda
Takekuni Ikeda
Shinichi Okada
1970, The 5th Competition ThemeGlass-Enclosed Artificial Environments
First Place Winner
Judges
Togo Murano
Motoo Take
Ryuichi Hamaguchi
Fuminaga Kiyoda
Takekuni Ikeda
1969, The 4th Competition ThemeDrive-in Restaurants
First Place Winner
Judges
Togo Murano
Motoo Take
Ryuichi Hamaguchi
Yoshinobu Ashihara
Masato Otaka
Shoji Hayashi
1968, The 3rd Competition ThemeExhibition Pavilion on the Competition Theme "The Future of Glass"
First Place Winner
Judges
Togo Murano
Motoo Take
Ryuichi Hamaguchi
Kiyoshi Seike
Yoshinobu Ashihara
Shoji Hayashi
1967, The 2nd Competition ThemeCommercial Building Using Large Plate Glass
First Place Winner
Judges
Hajime Shimizu
Shoichi Sano
Junzo Yoshimura
Ryuichi Hamaguchi
Yoshinobu Ashihara
Shoji Hayashi
1966, The 1st Competition ThemeBuilding Using Large Plate Glass
First Place Winner
Judges
Hajime Shimizu
Ryuichi Hamaguchi
Kiyoshi Seike
Yo Ikebe