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Kunio Maekawa

National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo / Le Corbusier

Cultural Architecture, Japanese Architecture

The National Museum of Western Art: Le Corbusier in Tokyo

April 20, 2021

The National Museum of Western Art, located in the cultural hub of Ueno Park in Taito, central Tokyo, is a revered institution and the foremost public art gallery in Japan…

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Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall (Tokyo Bunka Kaika / Kunio Maekawa

Cultural Architecture

Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan) / Kunio Maekawa

May 25, 2020

The Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan), designed by Kunio Maekawa in 1957, opened in April 1961. The building was Japan’s first concert hall and was located in Tokyo’s…