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DESCRIPTION:Space &ndash\; likely the most deceptive of all illusions\n\nTh
 e Japanese have a term for it Ma.\nMa (間) is a Japanese word that can be
  roughly translated as "gap\," "space\," "pause\," or as "the space betwee
 n two structural parts.  There is no equivalent single word term for Ma in
  the English language.\n\nArchitects deal with space: it is their professi
 on to combine nature and man-made structure in a way that is functional\, 
 efficient\, beautiful and timeless.  Hayahiko Takase not only bridges here
  and there\, but he bridges countries\, generations\, culture and traditio
 n through his architecture and his art.  Born in pre-WWII Japan\, his firs
 t recollections entering the path to becoming an architect was seeing bomb
 ers fly over Tokyo during WWII.  He loved the shape of planes. His desire 
 to be an aeronautical engineer shifted\, and he took the next path\, that 
 of architecture. His love of the shape of planes transitioned into a new p
 assion\, architecture\, which seemed to be the combination of art and engi
 neering.  Takase graduated from the prestigious Tokyo University to travel
  and work in South America and Europe and then to America\, eventually get
 ting a graduate degree in architecture from Harvard.\n\nTakase has instinc
 tively used the essence of &ldquo\;Ma&rdquo\; to balance structure and spa
 ce to create beautiful\, functional buildings that combine Eastern and Wes
 tern traditions\, creating environments that flow through time and giving 
 people a place to thrive and be content.\n\nWe are happy to present this e
 xhibition of the work of Hayahiko Takase.\nWe are grateful that he chose t
 o use his talents to create lasting images that define the landscape of Li
 ttle Tokyo.\n\nThe Little Tokyo Historical Society will present an exhibit
 ion of Hayahiko Takase\, architect of many of the iconic buildings in Litt
 le Tokyo from Sept 30 - Oct 10 at the Doizaki Gallery of the Japanese Amer
 ican Cultural and Community Center\, 244 South San Pedro Street\, Los Ange
 les\, CA 90012. Admission free.\n\nFor more information: <a href="http://w
 ww.jaccc.org/worldoftakase.php" target="_blank">http://www.jaccc.org/world
 oftakase.php</a>
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SUMMARY:The Architecture and Art of Hayahiko Takase\, Little Tokyo landmark
  designer\, Sept 30 - Oct 10 
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