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Do|Co|Mo|Mo|Japan|11 Ozaki Memorial Hall : Ichiro Ebihara
The Osaka Memorial Hall marks the introduction of parliamentary democracy to Japan and the possibility of a new beginning after WWII.
John Barr
Oct 22, 20198 min read


Do|Co|Mo|Mo|Japan|09 Ministry of Foreign Affairs : Hideo Kosaka
The design of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building represents a time when modernism was concerned with social issues.
John Barr
Aug 2, 20195 min read


Do|Co|Mo|Mo|Japan|05 : Kagawa Prefectural Government Offices : Takamatsu : Kenzo Tange
The Kagawa Prefectural Government Offices (1958) offered a radical new vision of what Japanese public buildings might be.
John Barr
Dec 12, 20189 min read


Do|Co|Mo|Mo|Japan|04 : The Hiroshima Peace Centre : Kenzo Tange
The background to the Hiroshima Peace Centre hardly needs to be explained: the first use of the Atomic Bomb and the deaths of over 200,000.
John Barr
Nov 21, 20186 min read


Do|Co|Mo|Mo|Japan|02 : Dojunkai Apartments : Tokyo : Dojunkai Corporation
The real value of Tokyo's Dojunkai Apartments has been ignored in the rush to maximise economic gain from the land that they occupied.
John Barr
Oct 12, 20185 min read
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