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Kyoto International Conference Center: Exterior · Kyoto International Conference Center in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto prefecture , Japan
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Kyoto International Conference Center: Exterior · Kyoto International Convention Centre - birth place of the Kyoto Protocol Kyoto Autumn
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Kyoto International Conference Center: Exterior · Takaragaike Park in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto prefecture , Japan
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Kyoto International Conference Center: Exterior · Takaragaike Park in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto prefecture , Japan
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Kyoto International Conference Center: Interior · Kyoto International Conference Centrer Main Hall
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Kyoto International Conference Center: Interior · Kyoto International Conference Centrer Main Hall
6/6 · Interior · Kyoto International Conference Centrer Main HallPhoto: Hahifuheho · CC0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Kyoto International Conference Center in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto prefecture , JapanPhoto 2: Exterior · Kyoto International Convention Centre - birth place of the Kyoto Protocol Kyoto AutumnPhoto 3: Exterior · Takaragaike Park in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto prefecture , JapanPhoto 4: Exterior · Takaragaike Park in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto prefecture , JapanPhoto 5: Interior · Kyoto International Conference Centrer Main HallPhoto 6: Interior · Kyoto International Conference Centrer Main Hall

Civic · Brutalism

Kyoto International Conference Center

Sachio Otani · Kyoto, Japan · 1966

Key featuresTrapezoid and inverted-trapezoid concrete sections stack into a lakeside hall recalling farmhouse roofs.

Architect
Sachio Otani
Place
Kyoto, Japan
Year
1966
Typology
Civic
Movement
Brutalism
Region
East Asia
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