Saturday March 8th, 2008 | Posted in Architecture, Art & Design

Tokyo Midtown

I’ve been indoors working a lot recently, so I decided I would take time out to visit another of the places on my list: the shopping and art complex, Tokyo Midtown. I’d already heard about the place before, so I kind of knew what to expect. The idea behind Tokyo Midtown seems to be sophisticated shopping with an emphasis on art and design. The art and design angle is represented throughout the site, but mainly by 21_21 Design Sight, and the Suntory Museum of Art. I visited 21_21 Design Sight which is an amazing building designed by architect Tadao Ando. I put some photos up to look at on flickr for Tokyo Midtown and just a few for 21_21 Design Sight (photography was not allowed in the building, and although I tried to shoot a few sneaky ones, they came out all blurred).
 

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Stephen David Smith is a multimedia designer and web designer currently based in tokyo.  When he's not scripting interactive environments in Flash or designing usability for websites, he's down the arcade playing Taiko no Tatsujin or creating animation and music on his laptop. He's influenced by the Japanese aesthetic sensibilities, as well as the 'throw-away' nature of modern Japanese popular culture.
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