Photo of the “Bloomberg Pavilion,” designed by Akihisa Hirata Architects in Tokyo, Japan © TAKUMI OTA. Image courtesy of Akihisa Hirata Architects and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Currently on view, the “Bloomberg Pavilion” is an outdoor installation designed by the Japanese firm Akihisa Hirata Architects, which will serve as an ever-changing exhibition stage at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.

Trees have symbolic shapes. They provide shade while also offering an ideal space for people. I wondered: What would happen if walls grew upward, forming a surface that was uneven, like “pleats”?