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0101 Young Store
Area: Shinjuku City: Tokyo, Kanto
Sleek, stylish, and white. Like a giant iPod in the sky. This Marui Department Store branch caters to the younger crowd. In fact, it's known as 01Young in company literature. Like many department...read more >> |
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4-6-18 Ginza
Area: Ginza City: Tokyo, Kanto
If Tokyo had a "typical" form of architecture -- like the Gulf Coast Shotgun Shack, or the Chicago Bungalow -- it would be the narrow apartment building with exposed stairwell. This is an example of t...read more >> |
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Akihabara Dai Building
Designed by: Kajima Design Construction Completed: 2005 Area: Soto Kanda City: Tokyo, Kanto
It is the height of irony that the neighborhood that inspired Ridley Scott's 1982 film "Blade Runner" lacks the looming skyscrapers that were featured so prominently in the film. The Akihabara Da...read more >> |
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Akihabara UDX Building
Construction Completed: 2005 Area: Soto Kanda City: Tokyo, Kanto
The little sibling to its younger brother next door, the UDX shares some of the Akihabara Dai Building's features, but is a little more refined. It has the same blue glass curtain wall skin, but ...read more >> |
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Ariake Sports Center
Construction Completed: 1996 Area: Ariake City: Tokyo, Kanto
Like a giant oblong mushroom sprouting up in Tokyo's reclaimed waterfront, the Ariake Sports Center is an unmistakable building. The mushroom look is enhanced by the fact that it's nestled n...read more >> |
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Ark Mori Building
Designed by: Mori Building Company Construction Completed: 1986 Area: Akasaka City: Tokyo, Kanto
At 37 stories, the Ark Mori Building isn't short, but its design still goes to great lengths to emphasize its height. The facade is vertical concrete fins with recessed windows. The black-and-whi...read more >> |
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Asahi Super Dry Hall
Designed by: Phillippe Starck Construction Completed: 1989 Area: Azumabashi City: Tokyo, Kanto
Tokyo is a fascinating city for architecture lovers. Its ancient temples and shrines are complemented by modern works that defy Western imagination and make the word "daring" seem too tame. Azumabashi...read more >> |
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