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The Bata Shoe Museum houses one of the world’s most impressive collections of footwear, storing over 10,000 items spanning 4,500 years of history. The building is designed to pique interest at street-level and draw people inside – a two-storey transparent glass wedge breaks the limestone wall in two and spills out onto the sidewalk in a welcoming gesture that cannot be missed.
Moriyama Teshima Architects and Shimizu Corporation designed the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo as a symbol of Canada; of the country’s spaciousness and diversity, in a way that would be meaningful to the people of Japan. Despite stringent security requirements, the architectural expression of the embassy conveys a feeling of accessibility and openness, with the symbolic heart of the building being the main entrance on the fourth floor.
