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Located in Shinjuku ward, the building was designed by architect Kenzo Tange. It consists of a complex of three structures, each taking up a city block. The tallest of the three is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1, a tower 48 stories tall that splits into two sections at the 33rd floor. The building also has three levels below ...
Tokyo once was a city with low buildings and packed with single family homes, today the city has a larger focus on high rise residential homes and urbanization. Tokyo's culture is changing as well as increased risk of natural catastrophes, because of this architecture has had to make dramatic changes since the 1990s.
Iga city hall (1964) Junzo Sakakura ( 坂倉 準三 , Sakakura Junzō , 1901–1969) was a Japanese architect and former president of the Architectural Association of Japan. After graduating from university he worked in Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris.
The Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo, lit. ' Imperial Residence ') is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan.It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace (吹上御所, Fukiage gosho) where the Emperor has his living quarters, the main palace (宮殿, Kyūden) where various ceremonies ...
Nakagin Capsule Tower, The National Art Center (Tokyo), Nagoya City Art Museum, Kuala Lumpur International Airport The Nakagin Capsule Tower Kisho Kurokawa ( 黒川 紀章 , Kurokawa Kishō ) (April 8, 1934 – October 12, 2007) was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement .
Arata Isozaki in 1996. Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, Isozaki Arata; 23 July 1931 – 28 December 2022) [2] was a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist [4] from Ōita.He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.
Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and completed in 1996, it features swooping curves of steel truss and glass; the outside is shaped like an elongated boat. Standing between Tokyo Station and Yūrakuchō Station , its address is in Marunouchi , Chiyoda , on the site formerly occupied by Tokyo City Hall (before it moved to the Tokyo ...
Kiyonori Kikutake (菊竹 清訓, Kikutake Kiyonori) (April 1, 1928 – December 26, 2011) was a prominent Japanese architect known as one of the founders of the Japanese Metabolist group. [1] He was also the tutor and employer of several important Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito , Shōzō Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa .