Pavilion Tokyo 2020 Exhibitor Interview
Pavilion Tokyo 2020 is one of the "Tokyo Tokyo Festival Special 13" events organized in relation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Each of the seven exhibitors who are internationally acclaimed Japanese architects and artists will design a pavilion to convey the essence of Japanese culture to domestic and international tourists as well as residents. This article features interviews with some of the exhibitors.
The second interview features architect Akihisa Hirata, who is highly acclaimed for his remarkable achievements including the Art Museum Library Ota, which was his first major public commission that won him the 2018 Togo Murano Prize. In this interview, Hirata talked about his ideas for the pavilion, the status of ongoing projects, his current interests and more.
In the second part of the interview, Hirata shared his ideas about the pavilion. His views on architecture gradually became clear as he explained ideas behind the Art Museum & Library Ota.
