![Teshima Art Museum / Ryue Nishizawa - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5014/ed96/28ba/0d58/2800/0d42/newsletter/1311025730-27teshima-museum-rna-1538.jpg?1436815891)
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Architects: Ryue Nishizawa
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Photographs:Iwan Baan
![Teshima Art Museum / Ryue Nishizawa - Waterfront, Coast](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5014/ed7d/28ba/0d58/2800/0d3b/newsletter/1311025541-01teshima-museum-rna-2973.jpg?1436815847)
Text description provided by the architects. The Teshima Art Museum designed by Tokyo-based architect Ryue Nishizawa and Japanese artist Rei Naito opened in 2010 for the Setouchi International Art Festival that was held in the Takamatsu Port area of Japan.
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The open gallery space features 25cm thick concrete shell with two elliptical openings that are open to elements. Iwan Baan shows on his website a great photo set of the art museum which can be viewed here.
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More of Iwan Baan's photographs following the break, as well as a video of the Teshima Art Museum while under construction.
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