The Shrine Amulet Place of Conferment and a Meditation Pavilion create a spiritual inner approach to the Ueno Toshogu Shrine.
For nearly 90 years, each issue of RECORD has been anchored by a building-type study, but one—devoted to civic uses—elicits more questions in the selection process than any other.
Drawing from Indigenous design elements, the team's vision for the reimagined performing arts complex was selected from five shortlisted proposals.
Reflecting the community-centric theme of the exhibition, the design presentations sought input from the greater public.