PeopleAug 27
Kusama fundamentally changed the design of immersive cultural experience through mirrored rooms, repetition, pattern, sculpture and highly controlled spatial environments. Her studio’s announcement today warrants immediate coverage focused on her influence across exhibition design, interiors, fashion and public art.
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Organizations
- Yayoi Kusama Inc. — Artist organization issuing the announcement; Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc. — Artist studio issuing the announcement
ProjectNot provided
A newly documented Shigeru Ban hospitality project uses contrasting coastal and mountain façades, a monumental timber entrance, and a daylit atrium to turn a medically supported wellness program into an architectural destination.
- Location
- 2942-39 Iwaya, Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Organizations
- Shigeru Ban Architects — Architectural design; Pasona Resort Inc. — Developer and operator; Pasona Group Inc. — Parent organization and regional-revitalization sponsor; Nitori Co., Ltd. — Sensor-bed development collaborator; MinebeaMitsumi Inc. — Sensor-bed development collaborator; Kobe University Hospital — Medical-support program collaborator
EventFeb 19
The live relocation of an intact historic keep is an exceptional preservation and construction story. It demonstrates how traditional building-moving knowledge, public participation and long-term masonry conservation can converge in a nationally important heritage project.
- Location
- Hirosaki Park and Hirosaki Castle, Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Organizations
- City of Hirosaki — Project authority and event organizer; Hirosaki Park — Historic site and event venue
