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Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium: Exterior · Tange Kenzo: Takamatsu Arena, 1964
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Culture & sport · Brutalism

Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium

Kenzō Tange · Takamatsu, Japan · 1964

Key featuresConcrete roof shaped like a ship's hull, raised on massive end piers over a glass-walled hall.

Architect
Kenzō Tange
Place
Takamatsu, Japan
Year
1964
Typology
Culture & sport
Movement
Brutalism
Region
East Asia
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