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Tadao Ando bridges nature and structure at the AOMORI CONTEMPORARYART CENTER in the wooded hills of northern Japan.

Authors :
Pollock, Naomi R.
Source :
Architectural Record. Oct2004, Vol. 192 Issue 10, p124-131. 8p. 5 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

This article reports that filling the northern tip of Japan's Honshu Island, Aomori Prefecture is better known for apples than architecture. But the completion of Tadao Ando's Aomori Contemporary Art Center has helped to put the agricultural outpost on the proverbial architectural map. Located on the outskirts of Aomori City, adjacent to the Aomori Public College, the ACAC occupies a secluded, hilly parcel surrounded by forest. From November to March, the site is blanketed with snow, but in summer it blossoms with flowers and trees.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0003858X
Volume :
192
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Architectural Record
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
14847201