The unadorned concrete facade is


Tuesday, December 18, 2007

tokyo-concrete.jpgThe unadorned concrete facade is certainly one of the city's most noticeable aesthetics -- no surprise then that it's the material of choice for Japan's most famous architect, Tadao Ando. So what's the deal with all the concrete? In order to get to the bottom of this, and to help enlighten all who visit the city, the site Neojaponisme enlisted architect Keiji Ashizawa to help answer some questions regarding this mystery. [Neojaponisme]


Filed under Architecture, Jean Snow, Tokyo

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