House with no style

A teacher once advised me to look at the results of the 1992 competition 'House with no style', held by the Japan Architect. Rem Koolhaas acted as the only member of the jury.

The winning entry by Yosuke Fujiki is a catalogue of houses with inthinkable shortcomings. Fujiki states that this will allow us to develop new life styles and reconsider the preoccupations we have when it comes to living. According to Koolhaas, 'the first prize represents a 'brain' with a better understanding of the issue than the person who set it'.

Published in: Yasuhiro Teramatsu (red, 1993) The Japan Architect 1992 Annual. Shinkenchiku-Sha, Tokyo.