(scarletgreen– flickr/creative commons license) The unexpected environment in Yoro Park causes visitors to “rethink their physical and spiritual orientation to the world.” Designer Shusaku Arakawa and creator Madeline Gins designed 148 paths that weave aimlessly through augmented but familiar elements …
Category: Japan
(cvander– flickr/creative commons license) The H&M Harajuku Tokyo store is a fitting addition to modern upscale stores of Tokyo that look to architecture rather than billboards and window displays to sell their products. Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons designed …
(kanegen– flickr/creative commons license) Kenzo Tange Associates designed the National Yoyogi Stadium for the 1964 olympics. It accommodates 13,291 people for sporting and entertainment events. A smaller stadium has smaller athletic events and an indoor pool. Gentle curving ramps reach …
(Nanashinodensyaku – flickr/cc license The Narita Airport in the Tokyo area of Japan is an important story of eminent domain causing conflict with the people. Originally called the New Tokyo International Airport, the first terminal opened in 1972. But this …
(pelican– flickr/creative commons license) Murano oversaw the refurnished SOGO flagship department store in Shinsaibashi Osaka. This followed a $384 million sale of the historic building after the company was hit with bankruptcy. Completed by 2005, the building has wavy mesh …
(shibainu– flickr/creative commons license) Tamagawa Takashimaya 玉川高島屋 is Japan’s first shopping center, opening in 1969. This recent south building stands near the Futako-Tamagawa Station in Tokyo. It was designed by Tadasu Ohe with Plantec Architects and opened in 2004. The …
(Hyougushi– flickr/creative commons license) Caesar Pelli designed Haneda Airport‘s Terminal 2 for All Nippon Airways and other airlines in Tokyo Japan. It opened December 2004, with a six story shopping area, a rooftop restaurant, and a 387-room Haneda Excel Hotel …
(OiMax– flickr/creative commons license) The Pacifico Yokohama in Minato Mirai Nishi-ku Yokohama contains the National Convention Hall of Yokohama, a large Conference Center, a frequently used Exhibition Hall, an Annex Hall, a hotel, and sixty rooms of various sizes. The …
(mith17– flickr/creative commons license) For the Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church, architect Tadao Ando followed the ancient Greek rule that sculpture and painting are the main tools of a building’s aesthetic. The form is only concrete, but it is sculpted in an …
Fushimi Inari Taisha, the main shrine of Inari, including various torii footpaths through hundreds of sacred red gates, establishing quite a procession to the temple. Each torii has been donated by a worshiper of the god of business. The first …