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Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, Exterior perspectives

Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, Exterior perspectives

Rafael Viñoly
American, born Uruguay 1944
1991
Crayon-on-paper thumbnail sketches by Rafael Viñoly for the Tokyo International Forum, studying exterior compositions, light, and a striking red element that anchors the design.
Heavily worked black strokes carve out dusky urban silhouettes while abrupt red accents pop like illuminated canopies, giving each small vignette a cinematic, atmospheric punch.
These rapid, tactile studies show how architects use loose drawing to test mood, scale, and siting—an approach that helped shape late‑20th‑century architectural presentation and the public ambition of projects like the Tokyo International Forum.
Medium
Crayon on paper
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 8" (29.2 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Credit
Gift of the architect in honor of Lily Auchincloss
Accession
387.1994.1-2
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