akihisa hirata's 'discovering new' exhibition at TOTO GALLERY·MA in tokyo
the japanese architect believes that buildings are more than independent entities, and should form part of the 'greater living world'.
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akihisa hirata
akihisa hirata is a japanese architect who was born in osaka in 1971. after graduating from kyoto university, hirata worked for toyo ito before establishing his own firm, akihisa hirata architecture office, in 2005.
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