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WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT has been introducing professional architectural thinking in an openly accessible way through architectural models. This exhibition approaches models not merely as scaled-down representations, but as a medium that carries fragments of concepts and thoughts, focusing on their expansive aspects. Eight groups of architects who began their careers primarily after 2010 will present their architectural thinking in its purest form through models, videos, and spatial installations created specifically for this exhibition.
Advancing information technology has accelerated societal change, and architecture is now required to respond and renew itself within shorter cycles. Meanwhile, this exhibition reconfirms a perspective that envisions architecture's relationship with its environment and society over extended periods, offering an opportunity to reexamine the scope of architectural thinking. The title “Corrugated / Coral” is an indirect metaphor that suggests a state in which different times, scales, and formation rates overlap and coexist.
Placing the reality before us slightly at a distance, and bringing the distant future closer at hand to reflect upon. We hope the architects' explorations will offer visitors an opportunity to view the world from perspectives beyond their everyday experience.
Highlight
This dynamic, experience-based exhibition features new works created specifically for it by eight groups of cutting-edge architects.
The venue features a model with a perimeter of approximately 12 meters, installations that allow visitors to step inside and experience the space, and objects that viewers can hold in their hands. Through diverse models of varying scales and formats, including video and spatial installations, visitors can physically and spatially experience the architects' thinking.
Audio Guide
Download the Official WHAT MUSEUM App to enjoy the audio guide for free using your smartphone and headphones.
For this exhibition, Saya Ichikawa, a model, guides you as a navigator for the audio guide in Japanese and in English. The guide offers commentary on exhibits and highlights of the exhibition in a comprehensible way.
Grew up in Detroit, USA. Scouted at age 16 and debuted as an exclusive model for magazines.
She has since appeared in numerous fashion magazines. Her diverse interests include music, reading, watching anime, railways, art, sumo, and food-hopping.
Currently, she serves as the navigator for J-WAVE's “MIDDAY LOUNGE” (every Tuesday, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM) and “THE NICHE WORKBOOK,” alongside her role as the host for NHK FM's “× CLASSIC” (every Sunday, 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM). She writes the column “Saya Ichikawa's Forest of Likes” for Weekly Playboy by Shueisha.
Overview
| Exhibition title | Corrugated / Coral - Eight Practices to Project Architecture Afar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | April 21 [Tue] - September 13 [Sun], 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | WHAT MUSEUM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Address | G bldg 2-6-10 Higashishinagawa Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140-0002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opening hours | 11:00 - 18:00 (admission until 17:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | Mondays *If a national holiday falls on a Monday the museum will be open, and Tuesday will be closed instead. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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"Online purchased tickets for a designated date and time" offer the best deal.
[About ARCHI-DEPOT]WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT stores more than 800 architectural models entrusted to us by architects and design firms, of which some are exhibited. Architectural models-related temporary exhibitions, workshops and events are also held inside the museum.
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WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT, SUNAKI
Shinagawa City, Shinagawa City Board of Education
