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21 21 Design Sight

21_21 Design Sight is a museum in Roppongi in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, which opened in 2007. The museum, a design museum, was created by architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake. "The idea was to create not only a museum that shows exhibits," says Ando, "but also a place for researching the potentiality of design as an element that enriches our daily life, a place that fosters the public's interest in des…

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2007

Akasaka, Akasaka, Japan

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21 21 Design Sight in Akasaka, Japan

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Tadao Ando

Born 1941 · Osaka, Japan

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Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

practice · Osaka, Japan

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Tadao Ando: Complete Works

Francesco Dal Co · 1995

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