Monument to Time, Benson & Forsyth
Monument to Time, Divided house
Benson & Forsyth
Oshima Park, Toyama, Japan
36°43’54.97”N 137°4’28.6”E
The Monument to time, or divided house is a building designed by Benson & Forsyth. It was build in Oshima’s central park, Japan but has now been dismantled. The building is divided by a reinforced concrete wall into two structures. The first part, made of straw, represents traditional Japanese craftsmanship and agricultural cultivation. The other structure, made of new materials, represents industrialization and modernity.



