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Revolution has to be done in a way that no one notice.

~ Bruno Munari

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found on Internet, 2003

Chinese Geometrical Landscape


2001

Atelier Bow Wow (Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Momoyo Kajima and Junzo Kuroda), Made in Tokyo

"We thought that although these buildings are not explained by the city of Tokyo, they do explain what Tokyo is. So, by collecting and aligning them, the nature of Tokyos urban space might become apparent" (Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Momoyo Kajima and Junzo Kuroda)


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Made in Tokyo emerged from Atelier Bow Wow as a published text in 2001. It has also been represented in the form of catalogues, exhibitions, and even t-shirts. The bright yellow cover makes an immediate statement, echoing the impact the text has created by providing alternative methods for understanding the urban nature of Tokyo. Alternative that is, "as an antidote to the many Japanese publications dedicated to the extravagant buildings of the prosperous 'bubble' period."


2001


"Anonymous buildings, not beautiful, and not accepted in architectural culture to date"; this text documents an ongoing investigation which began in 1991, stemming from an observation made by Tsukamoto and Kaijima of an everyday building, "a narrow spaghetti shop wrenched into the space under a baseball batting centre."] Usually overlooked in nature, 70 examples of da-me architecture or no-good architecture are catalogued. A wide variety of typologies are listed, serving as "a survey of nameless and strange buildings of this city."


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Examples include the Sewage Courts, which function as a sewage disposal plant and sporting facilities, or the Highway Department Store, an expressway and department store. These buildings can only exist in Tokyo. "We thought that although these buildings are not explained by the city of Tokyo, they do explain what Tokyo is. So, by collecting and aligning them, the nature of Tokyos urban space might become apparent."


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Each example is explained through diagrams and photographs, the text laid out in the form of a guidebook. The logic is that "a guidebook doesnt need a conclusion, clear beginning or order. This seems suitable for Tokyo where the scene is of never ending construction and destruction."


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Bruno Munari (with Lorenzo Forges Davanzati and Piero Ranzani), Spazio Abitabile

-from: Gruppo Q Cultura degli Interni, Munari Spazio Abitabile, 1999-


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Adam Simpson, The Boundary Project (commissioned by Conran and Partners)

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