Terunobu Fujimori — 'World's only surreal architect'

He uses traditional materials such as earth, stone, wood, charcoal, tree bark and mortar.

But what he does with them, ah, there's the rub....

Fujimori was the unexpected hit of last year's Venice Biennale.

That exhibition is now reprised at the Opera City Art Gallery in Tokyo.

"Tanpopo House" (Dandelion House) [above] is adorned with dandelions.

"Takasugi-an" (Too-High Teahouse) [below]

is just that.

Visitors to the Fujimori show in Venice had to remove their shoes and then step through a square hole in a wooden wall (below)

to enter the exhibition room.

I've already begun construction on a similar entryway here at bookofjoe World Headquarters™.