The Tour of Tadao Ando’s Architectures and Arts will be newly started in October

Time: 2010.09.02

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The tour of Tadao Ando’s architectures and arts will be newly started in October and take you to experience Japanese design trends of 2010. The “architour”, started since 2006, is fully sponsored by TOTO and covers various aspects such as architectural lectures and the international architectures investigation activities. The activity has won wide recognition in the industry and attracted hundreds of senior designers and architects to take part in. TOTO expects to encourage the idea practitioners full of creative passion, lovers of architectures and journeys as well as social elites in all circles to go abroad to visit the Master’s footprints and thus stimulate their creative inspiration through this activity.

Departure Time:	Oct. 2010
Place:	Japan (Naoshima, Awaji, Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo)
Traveling Expenses:	20,000 yuan (RMB)
Included Expenses:	Included Expenses: Round trip air ticket for economy class seats Standard double room accommodation equal to those of 4-5 star hotels inland Deluxe coaches for the whole overseas tour Overseas catering Professional guide for the whole tour ADS group tour visa formalities Professional tour explanation Professional architectural tour guidebook
Deadline:	Before Sep. 10
For details, please dial:	021-64682277*112 (Yanming) 021-33773001/33773003

Naoshima, Making You Experience Unique “Thoughts”

Benesse Art Site, Naoshima—creating a unique space and experiences by integrating modern arts and architectures into beautiful natural environments,

The 1st Day Shanghai-Okayama Oct. 19 (Tuesday)	Marine Station	Kazuyo Sejima
	Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum/Annexe	Todao Ando
	Chichu Art Museum	Todao Ando
	Accommodation: Granvia Hotel, Okayama

The 2st Day Naoshima-Awaji Oct. 20 (Wednesday)	Benesse Art Site	Todao Ando, etc
	TOTO Sea Wind	Todao Ando
	Awaji Yumebutai	Todao Ando
	Accommodation: Westin, Awaji	Todao Ando

Kansai, Closely Appreciating the Master’s works
Osaka is the homeland of Research Institute and the combined commercial architectures such as “Midtown Forest

The 3rd Day Awaji-Kobe-Osaka Oct. 21 (Thursday)	Water Temple	Todao Ando, etc
	Hyogo Art Gallery	Todao Ando
	Todao Ando Architectures Research Institute	Todao Ando
	Namba Park Ramble in Shinsaibashi (OXY, Mangu Street, Galleria	The Jerde Partnership
	Accommodation: Cross Hotel	Design Hotel

The 4th Day Osaka-Tokyo Oct. 22 (Friday)	Miho Museum	Ieoh Ming Pei
	Leave for Tokyo by Shinkansen	Todao Ando
	TOTO Tokyo R&D Center	Todao Ando
	Takashimaya Shopping Center, Tamagawa	KengoKuma
	Accommodation: Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo

Tokyo, the Kaleidoscope of Japanese Design
In 2010, The Tour of Tadao Ando’s Architectures and Arts will be specially upgraded in design projects of Tokyo. Besides investigation in Roppongi, Ginza, Omotesando districts, Cultural and design experiences in Ueno and Shiodome districts will be specially added in.

The 5th Day Tokyo Oct. 23 (Saturday)	Tokyo Midtown / Suntory Museum Of Art	Nikken Sekkei / Kengo Kuma
	21_21 Design Sight Art Gallery	Todao Ando
	Shibuya Subway, Tokyo	Todao Ando
	Omotesando: Omotesando Prada, etc Aoyama AO Commercial Complex	Jacques Herzog&Pierre de Meuron
	Accommodation: Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo

The 6th Day Tokyo Oct. 24 (Sunday)	Fukutake Hall of Tokyo University	Todao Ando
	21_21 Design Sight Art Gallery	Todao Ando
	Ueno Park (Tokyo Cultural Centre, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, The International Library of Children's Literature, The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures)
	Free sightseeing in Odaiba, Toyota Motor Museum	Ito Toyo, Kengo Kuma, etc
	Accommodation: Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo

The 7th Day Tokyo-Shanghai Oct. 25 (Monday)	Tokyo Metropolitian Government Building	Kenzo Tange
	Shiodome (Shiodome Italia Creative Center, Dentsu Building, etc)	Jean Nouvel
	Back to Shanghai