A rare snoop inside homes of some of the world's greatest living architects

From April 8 until April 13, visitors to the
Salone del Mobile can step into the homes of
eight architects including Zaha Hadid and
Shigeru Ban. As part of the exhibition "Where
Architects Live," curator Francesca Molteni
visited the luminaries to see whether their
private residences reflect their very public
designs and reputations. "Home is something
more than walls and furniture," she says. "It's
related to our vales. Living in a space is
different from just sitting in a room."
Shigeru Ban, Tokyo
In 1997 Japanese architect Shigeru Ban
designed this apartment building in a tranquil
wooded area of Tokyo. "The fantastic thing is
that he did not cut down a single tree to build
the house," Molteni says. "He had to cleverly
build around them."