The process for designing and constructing the Komazawa Park Gymnasium and Central Plaza
Abstract In his book Gaibu kūkan no kōsei (Exterior Space in Architecture), Yoshinobu Ashihara criticized modern architecture and urban planning and searched for ways to realize plazas suitable for humans. This study analyzes how Ashihara designed the Komazawa Park Gymnasium, a wrestling venue for t...
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| description | Abstract In his book Gaibu kūkan no kōsei (Exterior Space in Architecture), Yoshinobu Ashihara criticized modern architecture and urban planning and searched for ways to realize plazas suitable for humans. This study analyzes how Ashihara designed the Komazawa Park Gymnasium, a wrestling venue for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and the Central Plaza. It focuses on the distinctive hyperbolic paraboloid shells of Komazawa Park Gymnasium. Concurrently, this study evaluates Ashihara's uniqueness as an architect while comparing the Komazawa Central Plaza with Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, designed by Kenzo Tange. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-96d2daa4d9b042ef9c1b7a8d9a7c463e2025-08-20T01:47:37ZengWileyJapan Architectural Review2475-88762024-01-0171n/an/a10.1002/2475-8876.70003The process for designing and constructing the Komazawa Park Gymnasium and Central PlazaSaikaku Toyokawa0Department of Urban Environmental System, Faculty of Engineering Chiba University Chiba JapanAbstract In his book Gaibu kūkan no kōsei (Exterior Space in Architecture), Yoshinobu Ashihara criticized modern architecture and urban planning and searched for ways to realize plazas suitable for humans. This study analyzes how Ashihara designed the Komazawa Park Gymnasium, a wrestling venue for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and the Central Plaza. It focuses on the distinctive hyperbolic paraboloid shells of Komazawa Park Gymnasium. Concurrently, this study evaluates Ashihara's uniqueness as an architect while comparing the Komazawa Central Plaza with Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, designed by Kenzo Tange.https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.70003exterior space in architectureH. P. shellurban design methodsYoshinobu Ashihara |
| spellingShingle | Saikaku Toyokawa The process for designing and constructing the Komazawa Park Gymnasium and Central Plaza Japan Architectural Review exterior space in architecture H. P. shell urban design methods Yoshinobu Ashihara |
| title | The process for designing and constructing the Komazawa Park Gymnasium and Central Plaza |
| title_full | The process for designing and constructing the Komazawa Park Gymnasium and Central Plaza |
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| title_short | The process for designing and constructing the Komazawa Park Gymnasium and Central Plaza |
| title_sort | process for designing and constructing the komazawa park gymnasium and central plaza |
| topic | exterior space in architecture H. P. shell urban design methods Yoshinobu Ashihara |
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