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The Architect · Haruto · Tokyo

Sumida Hokusai Museum

Ryogoku · interiors · $

Sejima's surface is doing something complex — the aluminum panels make the building disappear into its own reflections. I've photographed it in every weather.

Kazuyo Sejima's 2016 aluminum-wrapped museum dedicated to Hokusai. The reflective folded skin distorts the neighborhood it sits within.

— Haruto, The Architect
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