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ARCHITECTURE

Aomori Museum of Art

Jun Aoki

※02:24- Yoshitomo Nara,Untitled,2008
※02:41-、05:51-、09:52- Yoshitomo Nara,Aomori-ken(Aomori Dog), 2005
※04:08- Yoshitomo Nara,Puff Marshie,2006
※04:23-、04:40-、05:28-、12:40-、13:04-、13:56- 《JAKUETS × minä perhonen -kivi-》,2022
※06:10- Yoshitomo Nara,Aomori Hütte 1 ,2016
Puff Marshie,2006
1, 2, 3, 4! It's everything! / Aomori Version,2008
Three Sisters Billboard / Aomori Version,2006
※06:14- Yoshitomo Nara,Miss Forest,2016
※06:22- Backdrop for Act 2: The Carnival,1942
※06:25- Backdrop for Act 3: A wheat field on a summer's afternoon,1942
Backdrop for Act 4: A Fantasy of St Petersburg,1942

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About the Architects

Jun Aoki

Born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1956 and graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1982. He founded Jun Aoki & Associates in 1991 (reorganized to AS in 2020). Subsequent works have included not only architecture such as a series of houses, public facilities, and fashion boutiques for Louis Vuitton, but also art work like <U bis.> and <Red and Blue line>. Received Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Award (1999, 2020) and Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize (2005). Mainichi Art Award (2020). Director of Kyoto City Museum of Art.

Architecture Data

Opened
2006
Architect
Jun Aoki & Associates
Room Name
Exhibition Space, Theater, Workshop, Community Hall, Community Gallery, Library, Museum Shop, Cafe
Site Area
129,536.37m²
Building Area
7,228.72m²
Total Floor Area
21,133.13m²
Number of Stories
2 stories underground and 3 stories above ground
Topmost Height
16.16m
Structure
Steel Frame, Steel Rainforced Concrete

External Facing

_Roof Panel
Environmental Responsive Urethane for Compound Waterproof
_Exterior Wall
Brick Wall

Interior Finishing

_Floor
White Cube Exhibition Rooms: Color Mortar Metal Trowel Finish
Exhibition Room Made of Earth: Earthen Floors (tataki)
_Wall
White Cube Exhibition Rooms: Plaster board, EP
Exhibition Room Made of Earth: Earthen Walls (hanchiku)