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Kazuyo Sejima's Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo Photographed by Laurian Ghinitoiu

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Located in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, in which Sumida Hokusai (Katsushika Hokusai) was born and spent the majority of his life, this museum—completed in November 2016 to designs by Kazuyo Sejima—is a temple to the Japanese artist's work, including the likes of The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Red Fuji. Sejima, who was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2010, is commonly known as one-half of SANAA (alongside Ryue Nishizawa). This project, while seeking to celebrate Hokusai's work, has also been designed as a cultural beacon. In this photoset, photographer Laurian Ghinitoiu has turned his lens to the new cultural landmark.

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Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (1830). Image via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
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Cite: AD Editorial Team. "Kazuyo Sejima's Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo Photographed by Laurian Ghinitoiu" 19 May 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed 17 Feb 2025. <https://www.archdaily.com/871269/kazuyo-sejimas-sumida-hokusai-museum-tokyo-photographed-laurian-ghinitoiu> ISSN 0719-8884

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妹岛设计的东京北斋美术博物馆—— Laurian Ghinitoiu 摄影杰作

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