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  • 20 KDa Opening

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    After that last post, I just realized I hadn’t put photos from KDa‘s opening for their retrospective exhibition at Gallery MA. It’s a great show — love the use of those blinking signs — and well worth making the short trek from Tokyo Midtown. It runs until June 6.

  • KDa Signing

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    KDa superstars Mark and Astrid signing their new book, following their lecture last Friday night.

  • Black Hall

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    “Black Hall,” one of the facilities found in the Senzoku College of Music, was designed by Terada Design — more photos over at Spoon & Tamago.

  • Eclipse Light

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    The latest post I did for MoCo Loco includes news of the Designersblock exhibition at this month’s Milano Salone featuring works by Chris Kirby, Drill Design, Mikiya Kobayashi, and Keiji Ashizawa. The item Keiji will be showing is the Eclipse Light (above and below). The Eclipse is made up of a circular sheet that is…

  • 20 Klein Dytham Architecture

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    I’ve been very much enjoying working closely with Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) on PechaKucha Night-related projects this year, and it also pleases me to see them celebrate their 20th anniversary in Japan with a retrospective exhibition at Gallery MA, as well as the beautifully-produced book of their works and design philosophy that accompanies the show.…

  • Embassy of Finland in Tokyo

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    How’s this for an embassy: the upcoming diplomatic HQ for Finland in Tokyo by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Ltd. Here’s hoping they have a lot of parties. Via Jesper.

  • 20 Japanese Architects

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    20 Japanese Architects is a new book by Roland Hagenberg that covers, well, 20 Japanese architects and their works through a series of interviews. Now for the bad news, it seems that the English/Chinese tome is currently only available in Taiwan, and there is no way — for now — to order it online. Via…

  • Harajuku MTG Point

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    How’s this for a stark space. “Harajuku MTG Point” is a meeting room for a design agency by Upsetters Architects. Dezeen posts more photos.

  • Paco

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    Can you imagine living in 3m x 3m x 3m space? Jo Nagasaka (Schemata Architecture Office) makes it happen, with the conceptual Paco unit.

  • Riverside House

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    I haven’t checked in on Keiji‘s work in a while, but he remains busy, and one of his latest projects is the beautiful Riverside House in Chiba, pictured above. Plenty more photos — courtesy of architectural photography master Daici Ano — can be found here.