Asia Society Center
In the heart of the Museum District of Houston, the Asia Society Texas Center promotes intercultural exchange between Asia and the US. The museum building is distinctive for its fusion of contemporary design and oriental tradition.
The Poltrona Frau Contract team oversaw the installation of one of its iconic seats: Pitagora, an auditorium and theatre seat notable for its wooden frame and backrest with lower back support to offer an ergonomic posture.

Yoshio Taniguchi
Yoshio Taniguchi is an award-winning Japanese architect. He studied engineering at Keio University, and studied architecture at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, graduating in 1964. Taniguchi worked for the firm of famed architect Kenzo Tange from 1964 to 1972, acquiring skills in Japanese modernist architecture. After, Taniguchi collaborated on several projects. In 1975, Taniguchi started his own architectural firm in Japan beginning his solo career on projects such as schools, libraries, and other public-use buildings throughout Japan. In the 1980s he emerged as one of Japan's leading museum architects. Taniguchi is known to restrict the number of projects he accepts so that he might better personally oversee the details of each job.
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