citynoise.org
What is Citynoise?..... Today's posts..... This month..... Recent Comments..... Contact..... RSS Feed.... Post your own Citynoise.....
http://www.citynoise.org  

browse by city

Brooklyn, NY (1188)
New York, NY (1012)
Toronto, ON (935)
Montreal, QC (433)
London, UK (316)
Houston, TX (295)
Oakland, CA (228)
Philadelphia, PA (209)
Seattle, WA (191)
Queens, NY (188)
complete city list

popular articles

Moon Shot
from: Franny Wentzel
Road Trip Sights 2
from: joey
Netherne Burial Ground..
from: wendy mortimer
Art Museum Visit
from: joey
Canal Walk
from: serial killers unite
what's hot this month?

recent articles

Art Museum Visit
from: joey
The Fuhrerbunker
from: Franny Wentzel
Canal Walk
from: serial killers unite
Netherne Burial Ground..
from: wendy mortimer
Moon Shot
from: Franny Wentzel
Road Trip Sights 2
from: joey
Road Trip Sights
from: joey
World's Largest
from: joey
Sailing Boat
from: Michelle
Studio Visit with Skeleton Krewe Chris
from: luna park
read all today's articles

browse by author

Peter (1298)
Unknown (689)
joey (384)
jack (276)
EvilGentleman (274)
complete author list

hot topics

hot sixy girl bf photo
212
this is my first time posting
subway moscow
seattle wa
astoria ny
london street art
green point
central park
parkdale toronto
tokyo tower
vancouver, wa
brooklyn east 5th street
coney island island
tacoma bridge

Big Architecture

- jeeff - Sunday, June 5th, 2005 : goo

[previous] :: [next]

tokyo's avant-garde architecture tends to the monolithic, echoing the spirit of a city where things need to be big. here are some examples:

image 2407

^ tokyo international forum (1996), in yurakucho. architect: rafael vinoly - also known as "the ark." one whole side of the ship-shaped building is an unbroken glass wall. all the criss-crossing walkways are open to the public. it would be a great place for a game of tag.

image 2408

^ another view of the tokyo international forum (above).
for more, see www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Tokyo_International_Forum.html (great photos!).

image 2409

^ tokyo metropolitan government complex (1991), in shinjuku. architect: tange kenzo - nicknamed "gotham." home to a free observation deck on the 45th floor of each tower (see this article). more info at glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/168.php.

image 2410

^ fuji tv headquarters (1996), in odaiba. architect: tange kenzo - located on the landfill island of odaiba, home to a bunch of wild buildings. not surprisingly, it's often seen on tv. definitely one of the most recognized and recognizable corporate head offices in the land. a couple more cool photos at the architect's website: www.ktaweb.com/works/en_fcg.html.

image 2411

^ telecom center (1996), in odaiba. architect: HOK architects - my favourite building in odaiba, particularly because the flightpath to nearby haneda airport passes right behind, so that you can see planes suspended for a split second in the middle of the building. very surreal. buildings with holes in the middle seem popular in japan. i saw several others, but none were as grand as this.

This article has been viewed 25500 times in the last 8 years


elaine: 5th Jun 2005 - 19:53 GMT

cooool. the top one is like the inside of a giant bug. the game of tag could be done in tiny bug costumes. my favourite out of these has to be the robotesque gotham

Peter: 6th Jun 2005 - 15:04 GMT

jeeff, i love entries like this. great photos, plus you get to read captions for them. it reads like a book. i especially love the fuji tv headquarters. that building is a trip...

and i got a kick out of you mentioning seeing airplanes suspended between structures... i do that here too... where i work, there are three parallel and identical smokestacks, behind which the approach/takeoff flight paths from newark airport pass... i love wastching planes suspended between the stacks, especially when there are two or three, going in opposite directions. i need to bring my real camera one of these days, as the cameraphone is too weak to catch this effect.

jeeff: 6th Jun 2005 - 15:39 GMT

here's a photo from my tokyo guidebook (let's go tokyo - highly recommended to travellers!). it shows the plane suspended in the middle.

image 2419

ian: 30th Nov 2005 - 01:36 GMT

jeeff, plane suspended in midair with some grade A barrel distortion for free!

Comment on this article..

Name:

Type your comment here: Upload photos (opens in popup window)

[previous] :: [next]

search citynoise.org

recent discussions

America's Most Boring Towns: 10
from: Scott Sargent
Bronx Graffiti Art
from: metro
Beaver Fishery
from: EvilGentleman
Hanoi Jane
from: Cosmo
MoD Aquila (Part Two)
from: Simon Cornwell
Our Life in Wine Alley
from: janette Lannox Ross
Ride!
from: steelisreal
Art Museum Visit
from: joey
Toynbee Tiles
from: Cosmo
Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St.
from: upfromflames

from the archives

recently viewed

Big Architecture
from: jeeff
Rural Northern Ireland
from: Jamie
The Elusive Red Tailed Black Squirrel
from: Biff
Night Walk 2
from: BZZZP
Abandoned Tractor
from: Mikee
Get a New Camera, Find an Old...
from: Franny Wentzel
Amazing Bike Trail
from: Sean Hopkins
Some of the Creatures That Share My Environment
from: Guy McLaren
For The Graf Trux Collection
from: SCAM28
The Hayden Planetarium
from: Peter