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Kiro-san Observatory

Kengo Kuma · Imabari, Japan · 1994

Key featuresAn 'invisible' lookout buried in the mountain top: a cut slot with stairs and decks over the Kurushima Strait.

Architect
Kengo Kuma
Place
Imabari, Japan
Year
1994
Typology
Public space
Movement
Contemporary
Region
East Asia
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