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Inujima Art House Project by Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in Inujima, Higashi-ku, Okayama, Japan. Photo: arcspace
June 17, 2013 /

Inujima Art House Project
Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
Inujima, Higashi-ku, Okayama, Japan

On the small island of Inujima in the Seto Inland Sea, Kazuyo Sejima & Associates have designed a spectacular series of installations among the traditional houses of a declining village. A walk through Inujima Art House Project lets you experience some of the finest traits of contemporary Japanese architecture.

June 10, 2013 /

The Blue Planet
3XN
Copenhagen, Denmark

Dramatically placed a few meters above terrain overlooking the Øresund strait, Denmark’s new national aquarium in Copenhagen, The Blue Planet, stands as a connecting link between land and sea. The swirling curves of the building draws the visitors inside, just like the circulating currents of the whirlpool that inspired its shape.

June 03, 2013 /

Inujima Seirensho Art Museum
Sambuichi Architects
Inujima, Higashi-ku, Okayama, Japan

In the middle of nowhere, on the small island of Inujima in the Seto Inland Sea off the southeast coast of Japan, lies a quite unique museum. The Seirensho Art Museum by Hiroshi Sambuichi is an idealistic project with a vision of regional revitalization through reuse of the island's industrial heritage.

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