Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest by Tadao Ando www.spoon-tamago.com

Designed specifically for children, the space is filled, wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, with outward-facing books.
This is Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forrest.
The building was designed and built by architect Tadao Ando, who then donated it to the city to be utilized by children of all ages.
“Not just picture books, but reference books,children’s stories, cooking books, art books, photo books,and books in other languages, too!” Here, in this space with walls covered with books, children are invited to explore new worlds.
The ‘book forest’ was supposed to open yesterday–March 1, 2020–but unfortunately had to be postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak.