Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (+ Expansion Master Plan) -- 旧東京都庁舎 (+ 総合計画含む), 1953 - 1958
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1953 - 1958
Creator
- Kawai, Kenji, 1913-1996 (Engineer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
23 foldersGeneral note
A competition winning project for the Tokyo metropolitan government office. The main building, an 8 story building with 2 basement floors, has a 26.5 meter x 99.5 meter footprint. It has a reinforced concrete frame structure spanning from 5.2 meters to 7.2 meters, and a steel and glass facade. An expansion plan shows the potential for an additional high-rise wing and a larger hall between both wings. Currently demolished.
Geographic location
- Japan: Tōkyō (prefecture): Chiyoda(neighborhood) 日本：東京都：千代田区
Subject (AAT Terms)
- government office buildings
Creator
- Kawai, Kenji, 1913-1996 (Engineer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Frances Loeb Library Repository
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