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April 6, 2015
TOTO GALLERY・MA | "Architecture for Dogs" Exhibition Finally Opens in Japan!
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Architecture for Dogs Exhibition Finally Opens in Japan!
The "Architecture for Dogs" exhibition, directed by graphic designer Kenya Hara and featuring 13 internationally acclaimed architects and designers, has previously been held in Miami and Los Angeles. It will now take place at TOTO Gallery • MA in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, from Friday, October 25th to Saturday, December 21st.
Text by OKADA Kazuyuki (OPENERS)
Such Adorable Architecture!
"Architecture for Dogs" is an architectural project for the happiness of dogs and humans, exploring new possibilities in architecture by re-examining it from a dog's perspective, under the direction of graphic designer Kenya Hara. The official website, ARCHITECTURE FOR DOGS, was launched in November 2012. It showcased 13 "Architecture for Dogs" works designed by 13 world-renowned architects and designers, along with freely downloadable blueprints.
by MVRDV for Beagle ©Hiroshi Yoda
by Sou Fujimoto for Boston Terrier ©Hiroshi Yoda
Subsequently, the "Architecture for Dogs" exhibition, showcasing the actual works, held its first exhibition at "Design Miami/" in Miami in December 2012. This was followed by an exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art in Los Angeles in June 2013. Now, it has been decided that the exhibition will be held for the first time in Japan at "TOTO Gallery • MA" in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo.
by Toyo Ito for Shiba Inu ©Hiroshi Yoda
by Torafu Architects for Jack Russell Terrier
©Hiroshi Yoda
Director Kenya Hara explains the concept of this project as follows:
"Humans have created environments on a human scale. Ergonomics is a vision for environmental formation based on the human body. However, looking at the small dogs that stay by our side, I feel a certain new potential for architecture. What would an environment be like if we imagined it on a dog's scale?"
The architecture conceived by these architects for dogs. We highly recommend visiting the venue to experience the scale proposed from that perspective.
ARCHITECTURE FOR DOGS Exhibition
Dates: Friday, October 25, 2013 – Saturday, December 21, 2013
Director: Kenya Hara
Participating Artists: Atelier Bow-Wow, Toyo Ito, MVRDV, Kengo Kuma, Konstantin Grcic,
Kazuyo Sejima, Torafu Architects, Hiroshi Naito, Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, REX + UMEMOTO,
Hara Design Institute, Kenya Hara
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 18:00 (until 19:00 on Fridays)
Closed: Sundays, Mondays, and National Holidays
Open on Sunday, October 27th, Monday, October 28th, Sunday, November 3rd, and Monday, November 4th.
Admission: Free
Venue: TOTO Gallery • MA
1-24-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, TOTO Nogizaka Bldg. 3F
*Please refrain from bringing pets into the venue.
Exhibition Official Website
http://www.toto.co.jp/gallerma/ex131025/index.htm
ARCHITECTURE FOR DOGS
http://architecturefordogs.com/ja/