17/09/2026
📍 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Tokyo
Learning from “Hōjōki”: Tiny Architecture Reweaves Life
Inspired by the 13th-century essay Hōjōki, the exhibition explores how a tiny nine-square-metre hut can inspire new ways of thinking about contemporary life and architecture. Architects, designers and artists reinterpret the hut through their own materials and ideas.
The museum is itself an architectural highlight. Designed by Tadao Ando, most of the building lies underground, while its distinctive folded-steel roof was inspired by Issey Miyake’s “A Piece of Cloth” concept.
On view through January 11, 2027.
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