Do|Co|Mo|Mo|Japan|06 : Osaka Gas Building : Takeo Yasui.
The Osaka Gas Building, designed by Takeo Yasui and completed in 1933, reflects Osaka's optimistic embrace of the future at that time.
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John Barr
- Nov 21, 2018
- 6 min
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
- Sep 3, 2017
- 13 min
In Search of Japan-ness : Part 1 (Putting Lipstick on the Gorilla)
For Japanese architects, 1933 was a pivotal year in their search for a Japanese modernism.
John Barr
- Aug 1, 2017
- 9 min
Two Houses: Bonus Track (Sticking it to The Man)
The Akatsuka House is perhaps the only example of architecture making a political statement in Japan.
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