To commemorate publication of the book for the exhibition “The Words for Architecture (2020-2021)”, we welcome Mr. Jordan A. Y. Smith, a researcher of literature and translation, who translated the poems on the book, to host office hours in the exhibition space of the “Singing Architecture” exhibition. During the office hours he will be at the venue together with the ARCHI-DEPOT Director, Ikue Kondo, who planned the exhibition, and talk about planning of the exhibition, displayed works, translation of poems and the published book.

Do not miss this opportunity to talk with them in a cozy atmosphere and feel free to come by.

Date and time: Oct 18 (Sun), 2026 13:00-15:00
Venue: WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT

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Jordan A. Y. Smith
Translator etc

Translator, poet, researcher (former Associate Professor of literature/translation), producer. Authored poetry collection Syzygy (Awai
Books 2020). Co-founder of the poetry-technology collective CŌEM. Producer/host of BBC Radio series on Japanese poetry and
culture, with the episode on Aokigahara published as the co-authored Sea of Trees. Co-author √IC: Redux with Nagae Yūki and
Kanie Naha. Tokyo Poetry Journal Editor-in-Chief. Translated authors such as Yoshimasu Gozo, Furukawa Hideo, Miki Yuuri,
Fuzuki Yumi. Previous university teaching includes Josai, UCLA, Sophia, Waseda, CSU Long Beach, Pepperdine.

　
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Kondo Ikue
Architect, Curator

Kondo was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. In 2015, she established the Kondo Ikue Architecture Office, then alongside her
architectural practice became Director of Archi-Depot, curating and planning exhibitions. Her major exhibitions include The Words
for Architecture, Structural Engineers – The Sense of Structural Design, and Gaudi Quest.
　
　

Book Launch Exhibition “The Words for Architecture”

The Words for Architecture is an endeavor by poets and writers to
celebrate and spotlight residential architecture created by architects with deep experience in the field.

A book documenting the “The Words for Architecture” exhibition, held at WHAT MUSEUM in 2020–2021, has now been published. To commemorate the publication, a selection of works from the “The Words for Architecture” exhibition are displayed at the event space in ARCHI-DEPOT.

◇ Dates
October 3 [Sat], 2026 – January 31 [Sun]

◇ Opening ours
Tue-Sun 11:00 – 18:00 (admission until 17:00)
*Closed on Mondays *If a national holiday falls on a Monday the museum will be open, and Tuesday will be closed instead.
*Closed on October 9 [Fri], 2026

◇ Venue
WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT
(G bldg 2-6-10 Higashishinagawa Shinagawa-ku Tokyo)

◇ Tickets
ARCHI-DEPOT Ticket
Adults 900 yen / University / Vocational School Student 700 yen / Junior High & High School Students 500 yen / Elementary School Students or younger Free
*Gurutto Pass not applicable
　

◇ Works introduced on the book
The book “The Words for Architecture” is available at WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT shop, with only 200 copies (2200 yen, incl. tax)!

Michizo Tachihara (Architect / Poet)
Shinohara Kazuo (Architect) × Tanikawa Shuntaro (Poet)
Yoshimura Junzo (Architect) × Hachikai Mimi (Poet)
Azuma Takamitsu (Architect) × Akegata Misei (Poet)
Masuko Yoshihiro (Architect) × Minesawa Noriko (Poet)
Nagata Masahito (Architect) × Nakamura Tsukiko(Lyricist, composer, singer)
Tanaka Toshihiro (Architect) × Okamoto Kei (Poet)
Nakamura Yoshifumi (Architect) × Koike Masayo (Poet)
Ito Hiroshi (Architect) × Kaku Wakako (Lyricist, poet, musician)
Takano Yasumitsu (Architect) × Takagai Hiroya (Poet)
Horibe Yasushi (Architect) × Sugimoto Maiko (Poet)
Nousaku Fuminori, Tsuneyama Mio (Architect) × Nagatsuka Keishi (Playwright, Director, Actor)
Shinohara Meiri (Architect) × Kanie Naha (Poet)
Sato Kengo (Architect) × Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay (Poet)
Mishina Naoya, Mishina Asuka (Architect) × Yotsumoto Yasuhiro (Poet)