Designed by Tokyo-based o+h, the facility features a sunken gym, open play area, and ramped walkway that itself is part of the fun. 

This year’s honorees will be celebrated at the Women in Architecture Awards event held on October 27 in New York City.

A student of Louis Kahn, the New Jersey-born architect garnered professional notoriety—and won a 1971 Record House Award—upon completing his own home in the suburbs of New York City.

Located outside of Hiroshima, the seaside project highlights the Pritzker Prize–winning Japanese architect’s novel use of existing technologies and materials.

The Weese Langley Weese principal will be honored at a September 28 awards event.