all images © Archi Depot Foundation

July 10-19, 2015

The Triennale di Milano, Milan Italy

The architectonic models of 41 great Japanese designers are on display at the Triennale di Milano exhibition facilities between July 10-19, 2015. They express the deepest inner spirit of an architectonic culture that thrives on the connections between the avant-garde and the memories of the past. The Archi Depot Foundation (Organization for the conservation of the culture of architecture) was founded in 2015 by Terrada Warehouse and Tokyo Design Center companies, to safeguard and conserve the models and designs of Japanese architectonic culture. The primary objective of the foundation is to conserve and present to the general public architectonic models that still play an important role in the transmission of the architects’ vision and thoughts to the public at large.

From left to right; Shigeru Ban, Tetsuo Furuichi, Koh Kitayama, Arata Isozaki, Kengo Kuma, Riken Yamamoto; images courtesy of Archi Depot Foundation.

In the architecture studios, the hand-produced models represent invaluable instruments for processing the thought-trains, becoming the concrete and personalized testimony of the arrangement development process of each individual creative. The Archi Depot Foundation will create its own museum as a communal space, ideal for conserving and managing the architectonic models prepared by Japanese designers. The association also has the objective of organizing events and activities using the models to stimulate understanding in the relationship between architecture and the urban or natural environments, and highlight the importance and value of architecture for the local communities.

Akihisa Hirata

The exhibition organized by Archi Depot at the Triennale di Milano can be described as the first step in this direction. The exhibition design – supervised by Setsu & Shinobu ITO of Studio ITO Design – reflects the principles and the key features of the Archi Depot museum and archives that will open in Shinagawa in Tokyo, Japan in the near future.

Arata Isozaki

Using models created by a wide variety of Japanese architects – including Kengo Kuma, Tetsuo Furuichi, Shigeru Ban, Arata Isozaki, Koh Kitayama, Rike Yamamoto – with the core of the exhibition focusing on works by the younger generations, Archi Depot Tokyo Exhibition explores the visions of the architects and the enchanting qualities of their architecture, in order to transmit the important of the country’s past and its architectural heritage.

Atsushi Kitagawara

It is part of the initiatives organized for the Japan Day (July 11), the official day for representing Japan at the Expo Milano 2015, with State authorities of Japan present in Milan.

Eijiro Kosugi-Aya Utsum

Archi Depot Foundation is also arranging a press conference on Thursday July 9 at 6 p.m. – Saletta Lab – 1rst Floor and speakers as follows:

Luca Molinari – architecture curator and critic, Marco Imperadori –  Politecnico di Milano Far East Rector's delegate, Donatella Bollani – Domus deputy editor, Coco Funabiki – Tokyo Design Center president, Haruo Iwasaki – Terrada Warehouse Managing Exhecutive Officer, Setsu Ito – Studio ITO Design partner, Tsukuba University  visiting professor.

Eizo Shiina

Gallery talk free entrance

Saturday July 11 h. 7 p.m. – Impluvium hall 1rst Floor

Speakers: Riken Yamamoto – Architect, ARCHI DEPOT Foundation Board of Director  Chairman, Shigeru Ban  – Architect and ARCHI DEPOT Fondation Director

Hiroshi Naito

Architects included:

Hitoshi ABE,  Shigeru BAN,  Manabu CHIBA,  Masaki ENDOH, Teppei FUJIWARA,Tetsuo FURUICHI,  Masahiro HARADA + Mao HARADA,  Akihisa HIRATA,  Kotaro IDE, Kumiko INUI,  Arata ISOZAKI,  Setsu ITO+Shinobu ITO,  Atsushi KITAGAWARA, Koh KITAYAMA,  Kazuhiro KOJIMA + Kazuko AKAMATSU,  Eijiro KOSUGI + Aya UTSUMIE, Kazumi KUDO + Hiroshi HORIBA,   Kengo KUMA,  Norisada MAEDA,  Takenori MIURA, Hiroshi NAITO,  Toshiharu NAKA,  Ryuji NAKAMURA,  Akio NAKASA, Manabu NAYA + Arata NAYA,  Osamu NISHIDA + Erika NAKAGAWA,  Satoshi OKADA, Kijo ROKKAKU, Mitsuhiko SATO,  Eizo SHIINA,  Ryoji SUZUKI,  Mikio TAI,  Ippei TAKAHASHI,  Makoto TAKEI, Takaharu TEZUKA + Yui TEZUKA,  Hiroyuki UNEMORI, Tomoyuki UTSUMI, Makoto Sei WATANABE, Makoto Shin WATANABE + Yoko KINOSHITA,  Riken YAMAMOTO, Ken YOKOGAWA 

Hiroyuki Unemori

Hitoshi Abe

Kazuhiro Kojima-Kazuko Akamatsu

Kazumi Kudo-Hiroshi Horiba

Ken Yokogawa

Kengo Kuma

Kijo Rokkaku

Kotaro Ide

Kumiko Inui

Makoto Sei Watanabe_chiara

Makoto Shin Watanabe-Yoko Kinoshita

Makoto Takei

Manabu Naya-Arata Naya

Masahiro Harada-Mao Harada

Masaki Endoh

Mikio Tai

Mitsuhiko Sato

Norisada Maeda

Osamu Nishida-Erika Nakagawa

Riken Yamamato

Ryuji Nakamura

Satoshi Okada

Takaharu Tezuka-Yui Tezuka

Takenori Miura

Teppei Fujiwara

Tomoyuki Utsumi

Setsu Ito-Shinobu Ito in Srilanka

Project Facts

The Archi Depot exhibtion has been organized by the Archi Depot Foundation.

Co-organizer

Tokyo Design Center

Warehouse Terrada

Cooperation

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Consulate General of Japan in Milan

Japan Foundation

The Japan Institute of Architects

Politecnico di Milano

creative direction

Setsu & Shinobu ITO - studio ITO design

Supporters

Laminam

Hermann Miller

Media partner: Domus magazine

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