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Architect

Kenzo
Tange

丹下健三 Born 1913 He shaped the city with structure and symbol.

A defining architect of postwar Japan, known for the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. In West Shinjuku stand two of his towers: the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Shinjuku Park Tower.

Hotels
1hotels
Regions
1regions
Works
3works
Techniques
High-rise

Works.

Selected works, and where you can stay
  1. 1964 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo
  2. 1991 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Tokyo
  3. 1994 Park Hyatt Tokyo Shinjuku, Tokyo Stay
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Hotels.

Kenzo Tange — hotels
Park Hyatt TokyoShinjuku, Tokyo1994Park Hyatt TokyoStay at the summit of a skyscraper.High-rise

Columns.

Read about the techniques
i.High-riseBeyond the 31-metre line: skyscrapers and hotelsFor decades, Japanese cities had a height limit of 31 metres. When it was lifted, what made skyscrapers possible in an earthquake country was a reversal of thinking: let the building bend and let the shaking pass. From the Kasumigaseki Building to the towers of Nishi-Shinjuku and hotels that put their lobby in the sky, we read a history of height.

Other architects

5 architects
Kingo Tatsuno辰野金吾 Jin Watanabe渡辺仁 Togo Murano村野藤吾 Kenzo Tange丹下健三 Tadao Ando安藤忠雄