The Noguchi Museum has selected architect John Pawson and painter Hiroshi Senju as the recipients of the 2017 Isamu Noguchi Award. Now in its fourth year, the annual award was established to honor individuals who ?share Noguchi?s spirit of innovation, global consciousness, and commitment to East/West cultural exchange.?

Interior Remodeling of St. Moritz Church / John Pawson. Image © Hufton+Crow

The Noguchi Museum has selected architect John Pawson and painter Hiroshi Senju as the recipients of the 2017 Isamu Noguchi Award. Now in its fourth year, the annual award was established to honor individuals who ?share Noguchi?s spirit of innovation, global consciousness, and commitment to East/West cultural exchange.?The award is presented each year to one architect and one artist or designer, honoring the multi-faceted career of artist/architect Isamu Noguchi. Previous winners of the award have included Tadao Ando and Elyn Zimmerman in 2016; architect Yoshio Taniguchi and industrial designer Jasper Morrison (2015); and winners of the inaugural award, Norman Foster and artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (2014).
John Pawson (left), image by Cindy Palmano; and Hiroshi Senju, image courtesy of Isamu Noguchi Museum

Internationally acclaimed architect John Pawson was recognized by the museum for his wide range of work, from private homes to retail showrooms, from monasteries to yachts. Having spent four years working in Japan under the tutelage of designer Shiro Kura...