Celebrate SANAA’s RIBA Royal Gold Medal win with a special screening of Tokyo Ride, a visually immersive journey through the heart of Tokyo by acclaimed filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine exploring Tokyo through the eyes of SANAA’s Ryue Nishizawa.
Join us at RIBA Late for this captivating documentary, where architect Ryue Nishizawa invites us on a personal tour of his hometown, weaving through significant sites that have shaped his creative vision. The film captures a rainy April day filled with reflections, including a visit to the house designed for SANAA partner, Kazuyo Sjima.
An exploration of memory, place, and inspiration within one of the world’s most dynamic cities, don’t miss this opportunity to experience Tokyo through the lens of one of its most celebrated architects.
Runtime: 90 mins, no interval. Your ticket includes complimentary popcorn.
Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine
Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine are artists and filmmakers working at the crossroads of visual arts, non-fiction cinema and architecture. For the past twenty years they have been experimenting with new narrative and cinematic forms to explore how people experience, perceive, and relate to space from an emotional, social, and cultural standpoint.
Bêka and Lemoine have made over thirty films, among which ‘Koolhaas Houselife’ (2008), ‘Barbicania’ (2014), ‘The Infinite Happiness’ (2015), ‘Moriyama San’ (2017), ‘Tokyo Ride’ (2020) and the city-matographic odyssey in 14 films ‘Homo Urbanus’ (2017-ongoing).
Their films are widely shown at renowned international film festivals and prominent art and architecture museums and events, such as the The Venice Biennale, the Barbican Art Gallery in London, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporaine in Paris, Bozar in Brussels, Fondazione Prada in Milan, among many others.
SANAA
Pioneering sustainable, user-centred design for nearly three decades, SANAA, the collaborative practice of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2025 for architecture. The award, presented on behalf of His Majesty the King, recognises their long-term commitment to projects that prioritise inclusivity and accessibility.
SANAA's hallmark is a deep commitment to creating places that bring people together and inspire collaboration. The medal recognises their work to reshape the global design landscape, creating spaces that bring simplicity, light, and elegance to the fore.
