21_21 Design Sight

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A man on a staircase with floor-to-ceiling windows inside a museum in Tokyo.

Exhibition and education space 21_21 Design Sight is dedicated to all forms of design – from architecture to product design to fashion (it was established by the late Issey Miyake, one of Japan's preeminent fashion designers). The striking concrete and glass building, erupting from the ground at sharp angles, was designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Tadao Ando.

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