21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Photo: Masaya Yoshimura / Nacasa & Partners Inc.

Photo: Masaya Yoshimura / Nacasa & Partners Inc.

Japan International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD Japan) Review

Designed by Tadao Ando, the spatial composition of the museum is simple yet thoroughly thought out. The roof is made of a large iron plate. The type of lighting employed is characteristic of Ando’s architecture: a kind of space that finely controls natural light. The indoor illumination can be freely modified in accordance with the exposition held in the museum.

Japan Design Consultants Association (JDCA) Review

The structure of this design museum is a quintessence of the design concept. It provides space for exhibitions planned by such directors as Issey Miyake, Naoto Fukasawa, Taku Satoh, and Noriko Kawakami as well as for regular expositions covering a broad range of design genres.

Architectural design: Tadao Ando Associates + Nikken Sekkei Ltd.

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21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
Address
Midtown Garden, Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6290
Tel.
+81-3-3475-2121
Year of Completion
Mar. 2007
URL
http://www.2121designsight.jp/en

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