herzog en de meuron -2-

tokyo - architecture

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February 26th 2008
Today I made my first architecture trip through the neigberhood Aomoto. The area is famous for there expensive shops and thus great architecture. In a distance of one kilometre I spotted and admired buildings by MVRDV, Herzog en de meuron, tadao ando, toyo ito, Kengo kuma, etc, etc. So hereby the best pics of each building and a view of Tokyo at night from Kengo kuma's government building, have fu ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more