Description

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This special issue of Shinkenchiku is focused on The Okura Tokyo, which was reconstructed and newly opened in September 2019. Completed in 1962, the original Hotel Okura Main Building fostered over the years its historical and urban presence and values, which The Okura Tokyo inherited as "legacies" and further developed so that they would adapt to the present era. The magazine introduces those legacies inherited by The Okura Tokyo from a wide range of perspectives such as historic preservation, urban planning, and engineering. We hope you enjoy reading about a redevelopment project that is rooted in and grows with the community and shapes the city. Text in English and Japanese.

About the Author

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In addition to the our periodicals we also publish extra editions like Nihon no Kenchiku Kukan (Japanese Architectural Space), Japanese Houses: The First Decade of the Century and Mitsubishi Ichigokan (Mitsubishi Building No. 1), special issues that feature detailed plans and drawings such as Takenaka Design Works 2001-2010, large-format monographs for architects like Kenzo Tange and Sigurd Lewerentz, and informative architecture-related books, including NHK Dream Museum: 100 Works of World Architecture and Multifamily Housing Unit by Unit. While our periodicals are meant to be highly current, these publications feature architecture from different periods while also touching on diverse topics.