Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture

A unique architectural space on a headland by the sea

Anonymous Nov 16, 2012 - 1 min read

The Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture on Omishima

And a weird cave-like art-walled interior

There are some groovy architectural models on display

Most of them pasted at strange angles on the walls

What's real and what's not becomes hard to differentiate

TIMA — the Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture is one of three extraordinary art galleries located close together on Omishima Island. Built on a headland overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, the geometric shapes of this installation present a stark contrast to the natural scenery around them. The buildings are filled with architectural exhibits including books, blueprints and fascinating 3D models of structures that have actually been built around Japan.

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I was born in Bristol, England, and I came to Japan in 1991 … which means I’ve lived half my life in this island nation on the other side of the world. The theme of my career in Japan has been communication. I started as an English teacher, and moved into translation as I learned Japanese....