Tokyo | Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall by Kunio Maekawa 🌟

The Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall, designed by Kunio Maekawa in 1957 and opened in April 1961, is Japan's first concert hall. 🎢🍃 Located in Tokyo's Ueno Park, its heavy eaves and roof structure evoke the works of Le Corbusier. 🏛️ 🌺🌇It's worth noting that Maekawa worked in Le Corbusier's office, which influenced the modernist elements integrated into the design of the Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall. Right next to it is the National Museum of Western Art, designed by Le Corbusier himself. 🎢🍃 The two buildings complement each other beautifully. 🎶 🌺🌇 Since the early 20th century, when Bruno Taut and Frank Lloyd Wright linked the concept of "Japanese-ness" to Japanese architecture, many Japanese architects have been exploring how to express the country's cultural identity and traditions while maintaining a modern architectural style. 🎢🍃 However, Kunio Maekawa seems to have been more focused on pursuing a purer form of modernist architectural expression, rather than seeking to embody "Japanese-ness" in his buildings. 🌇 #Tokyo 🌟