ARCHI-DEPOT Museum’s Special Exhibition: Nomadic Rhapsody-Changes Brought About by “Super-Movement Societies”

This Nomadic Rhapsody-Changes Brought About by “Super-Movement Societies” is the third exhibition featuring the models which are stored in ARCHI-DEPOT ONLINE, our online storage service exclusive for architectural models, and introduces core models from overseas projects produced by multiple architects.

Title: Nomadic Rhapsody-Changes Brought About by “Super-Movement Societies”
Dates: October 21st, 2018 (Sun.) – January 14th, 2019 (Mon.)
Venue: ARCHI-DEPOT Museum – Room B (2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002)
Concurrent Exhibition: Special Exhibition at Room A “NEW MATERIAL RESEARCH LABORATORY・ -New Material x Old Material-“
Open Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Admission until 6:00 PM),
Closed on Monday (open when Monday is a national holiday, but closed the following Tuesday)
Admission: Adults 3,000 yen / Students 2,000 yen / 18 and under 1,000 yen
(Includes the admission for both exhibition Rooms A and B)
* Free admission for visitors with a physical disability certificate and one of their carers
* Presentation of your school identification card indicating your age, or a physical disability certificate will be required on admission.
Organizer: ARCHI-DEPOT Museum
Cooperation: Koji Ichikawa (Associate Professor of Department of Architecture of Meiji University, School of
Science and Technology)
Supporting: Riichi Miyake (ARCHI-DEPOT Corporation)
Exhibiting architects:
Keiichiro Sako (SAKO Architects)
Shigeki Maeda (GEO-GRAPHIC DESIGN LAB.)
Takashi Fujino (IKIMONO ARCHITECTS)
Shinya Kojima and Ayaka Kojima (kooo architects)
Kei Kaihoh (KEI KAIHOH ARCHITECTS)
Yusuke Oono (DOMINO ARCHITECTS & Gottingham)
Kengo Sato (In-Field Studio), and others

The movements of people have always played a pivotal role in creating and fostering cultures: the fusion of Chinoiserie and Rococo as a result of European countries traveling to Southeast Asia past the Age of Discovery; post-impressionism and other expressionisms birthed from the ideas artists got from their visits to colonies; surrealists leaving their home to cross the ocean as self-exile; blues and jazz spreading all across the United States. In this way, the migration of people has also influenced the architectural culture over the years — through the exchanging of influences among various regions.
In this age of déraciné, computers have taken a central role in our lives, making the communities around the world feel closer to each other. On the other hand, however, we see regional inequalities and disparities; a widespread decline of diversity in language; global warming, weather disturbances or earthquakes affecting the lives of many; and a divide among the same ethnic groups as a result of anthropogenic hazards. Perhaps we can find similarities between the various phenomena occurring in Japan and that of the foreign countries, especially within the region we call Asia—or would the similarities be irrelevant in the end? Please enjoy this opportunity to think of the above-mentioned commonalities and relationships through our architectural models.

– Introducing multiple projects by Shinya Kojima and Ayaka Kojima (kooo architects) who are collaborating with fashion designers and artists
– A model of “MTRL Hong Kong” by Yusuke Oono (DOMINO ARCHITECTS) will be exhibited with photographs by Gottingham
– Multiple works of the circulating virtual environment by Takashi Fujino (IKIMONO ARCHITECTS)
– HOSPITAL, CYCLONE SHELTER by Shigeki Maeda, “Nomadic economy conception” by Kei Kaihoh, “Project in Santiniketan, interior model” by Kengo Sato, and others

ARCHI-DEPOT Museum has an adjacent warehouse for preservation of architectural models, and the warehouse is only open to visitors of the museum for a limited time. Visitors can enjoy the dim storage space that is usually closed to the public, by holding a flashlight in one hand.

– Advance reservation required (First-come, first-served basis)
– Time schedule (One tour takes approximately 15 minutes)
– 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM <Weekends/national holidays> 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM