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Wood Path for All 2020

2020

A second Wood Path for All built on the inland-side of the Teizan Canal in Sunahara, Okada, Miyagino Ward, Sendai. The 2020 path has a fork. Its boldly shaped form and the two pillars at the start of the path are eye catching.

Year of production: 2020

Dimensions: Area 118㎡ (approx. W 1,000mm x H 680mm x L 118,000mm)

Materials: Japanese cedar, Japanese larch

Production dates: December 14th–19th, 2020

Location: Sunahara, Okada, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, between the Chochingama Marsh and Shinhama Furusato Forest

Production Collaboration: Shinhama Neighborhood Association, FUKURAI Construction Co., KAMAZAWA Construction Co.

Production Staff: SUZUKI Yusuke(Yusuke Suzuki Design Office Inc.), Léo Allègre, NOCHI Masataka, HUKANO Gentaro, SASA Shun

Wood Path for All 2020

LITERATURE

Kawamata Tadashi and Sendai in Progress: From memorial and prayer to Densho, and beyond

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by ODAWARA Nodoka, Sculptor, critic, head of publishing company

Essays

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