On a cold, blustery, cloudy day in May, Lindsay had her favorite architectural moment of 2010: We went south of Tokyo today to Yokohama, now Tokyo's major port. The Yokohama International Port Terminal building, completed in 2002 by FOA, is located there. One of the most studied buildings by architecture students these days, this building has only existed in myth and my imagination for years now. To be able to walk on it and go into it was an unbelievable experience. So, here's a few images of this great masterpiece of architecture:
Afterward, we toured a couple of Maekawa buildings from the mid-century, most notably the performance hall.
Starving and freezing, we headed to Chinatown in Yokohama for an all-you-can-eat dim sum dinner. There's a large Chinese population in Yokohama, so Chinatown was as vibrant and as active as in New York. Maybe it was the fried dim sum filled with custard or maybe it was the port terminal building, but I had a great, great day.
On a cold, blustery, cloudy day in May, Lindsay had her favorite architectural moment of 2010: We went south of Tokyo today to Yokohama, now Tokyo's major port. The Yokohama International Port Terminal building, completed in 2002 by FOA, is located there. One of the most studied buildings by architecture students these days, this building has only existed in myth and my imagination for years now. To be able to walk on it and go into it was an unbelievable experience. So, here's a few images of this great masterpiece of architecture:
Afterward, we toured a couple of Maekawa buildings from the mid-century, most notably the performance hall.
Starving and freezing, we headed to Chinatown in Yokohama for an all-you-can-eat dim sum dinner. There's a large Chinese population in Yokohama, so Chinatown was as vibrant and as active as in New York. Maybe it was the fried dim sum filled with custard or maybe it was the port terminal building, but I had a great, great day.
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