Japan has long been one of the centers of production when it comes to avant-garde architecture, stretching back to the middle of the 20th century with Modernist masters such as Kenzo Tange. As one of Japan's new, emerging architectural leaders Shuhei Endo ? the founder of architecture firm Paramodern ? believes the country is still well positioned at the forefront of architecture, creating new responses to the concept of modernity itself. In the second interview from our series covering ?Japan's New Masters,? Ebrahim Abdoh speaks to Endo about what it means to be ?Modern? in the modern world, and how these ideas have influenced his architecture.

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Japan has long been one of the centers of production when it comes to avant-garde architecture, stretching back to the middle of the 20th century with Modernist masters such as Kenzo Tange. As one of Japan's new, emerging architectural leaders Shuhei Endo ? the founder of architecture firm Paramodern ? believes the country is still well positioned at the forefront of architecture, creating new responses to the concept of modernity itself. In the second interview from our series covering ?Japan's New Masters,? Ebrahim Abdoh speaks to Endo about what it means to be ?Modern? in the modern world, and how these ideas have influenced his architecture.Ebrahim Abdoh: What is your earliest memory of wanting to be an architect"Shuhei Endo: When I was a chi...