Showing posts with label showa sekkei. Show all posts
Showing posts with label showa sekkei. Show all posts

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Kobe Earthquake Museum


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The Kobe Earthquake Museum is the short version of The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum which is part of the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute.

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It is near the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art along the waterfront in Kobe.

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It was designed by Showa Sekkei, who also designed the nearby Fashion Museum and opened in 2002.

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Supposedly the unusual double-skinned glass structure is built to withstand an earthquake of any magnitude..

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Sun Hiroba


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Sun Hiroba is the name of the atrium-like space in the middle of the Kobe Fashion Plaza complex.

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It's 50 meters across and rises to a height of 40 meters.

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The Kobe fashion Plaza was designed by Showa Sekkei and opened in 1997.

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It is located on Rokko Island, the largest man-made island off Kobe.

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Monday, May 7, 2012

Kobe fashion Plaza


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The futuristic-looking Kobe Fashion Plaza is located on Rokko Island, a man-made island connected to Kobe in Hyogo

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The complex houses  the Kobe fashion Museum, Kobe Artists Museum, Orbis Hall (an auditorium), a shopping Mall, Atrium, and a hotel.

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It opened in 1997 and was designed by Show Sekkei.

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It is next to the Island Center station of the Rokkoliner.

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