“A Japanese Constellation maps a network of architects who gravitate around Toyo Ito (born 1941) and SANAA, the office founded in 1995 by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. Focusing on work made since the start of the twenty-first century, the exhibition highlights themes that link the architects’ careers—from Ito’s influence as a mentor to innovations in the designs of a younger generation, represented by Sou Fujimoto, Akihisa Hirata, and Junya Ishigami. The architects featured are affected by the complex metropolitan culture of Tokyo, where their studios are located, and are distinguished by the give-and-take that has emerged in their different roles as masters, disciples former students, and colleagues.” — The Museum of Modern Art

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects. Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi, Japan. 1995–2001. Model: acrylic, 10 5/8 x 31 1/2 x 29 1/8″ (27 x 80 x 74 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson. © 2015 Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito. Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall, Gifu, Japan. 2004–06. © Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects

Akihisa Hirata. Foam Form, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Project. 2011. © Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office and Kuramochi + Oguma

Junya Ishigami. Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop, Kanagawa, Japan. 2005–08. © Junya.Ishigami + Associates

Junya Ishigami. Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop, Kanagawa, Japan. 2005–08. © Junya.Ishigami + Associates
Images courtesy The Museum of Modern Art
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