Cars for a Crowded Globe

While Detroit auto executives — still reeling from a horrible Hummer hangover –have their hats in their hands in Washington DC, across the pond in London, Japanese carmakers are being featured in an exhibit called Japan Car: Designs for the Crowded Globe. Car Design News just wrote an article on the exhibit and interviewed architect Shigeru Ban, one of the people behind the show. Here’s how Ban describes the show:

Shigeru Ban explained how the automobile was chosen as the central element to the exhibition because it is a reflection of Japanese culture and tradition. “We used it as an object to explain the meaning behind it, instead of just showing it,” he said. “In Europe, cars are used as A-to-B transport devices, but in Japan they are an extension of a living room as personal space.”