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The steel inside the red brick: steel-framed brick construction
Meiji Japan set out to build a modern city in brick. But in an earthquake country, brick that is simply stacked is weak. Steel-framed brick construction built steel into the walls. Taking Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi building as our example, we read the bonds of brickwork, the trick behind its red facing brick, and the fates the Great Kanto Earthquake divided.
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The Tokyo Station Hotel
Kingo Tatsuno / Chiyoda, Tokyo
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The steel inside the red brick: steel-framed brick construction
2026.10.21
