A Human Architecture

The 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Toto Gallery MA

In a globalised world mediated by mass communication, controlled by pre-existing aesthetic conditions of appropriation and irony, a world dictated by repetition yet unpredictable in its future, the role of the architect seems increasingly arbitrary. This raises some compelling questions for those interested in architecture. As an architect, how does one use the formal devices of space, materials, structure and consider the brief, whilst grappling with the complexities of time and place at the fragile beginnings of the twenty-first century?

The 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Toto Gallery MA – “Global Ends: Towards the Beginning” – is an ambitious project showcasing seven architects from across the globe together with a commemorative symposium held at the Architectural Institute of Japan, that seeks to address these crucial issues of architecture today.

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