Also known as: Fuji Television Head Office Built: 1993-1996 Designed by: Kenzo Tange Associates Type: Skyscraper Stories: 25 Maximum Height: 405 feet / 123 meters Location: 2-4-8 Daiba, Tokyo, Japan
A great building for Tokyo that captures the essence of the city -- exotic and futuristic. The Fuji TV head office (headquarters) isn't some towering skyscraper; it is the correct scale for Tokyo. But it does glitter and shimmer like an apparition from the future. Its shiny squarish skeleton complements the nearby cranes of the Port of Tokyo, while its Sphere Observation Deck appears to hover above the gantries like a space ship leaving a space port. Though there are empty spaces in the building's frame, much of the grid is an illusion created by recessed banks of windows flanked by textured columns.
WorkVitamins
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 @ 3:30am
Rating: One star. A horrible building. The structure looks like a giant children's toy in which someone dropped a football. Tange should have given up architecture in the 1960's when he was at his peak. It is difficult to imagine that this architect designed the Olympic stadium in Shibuya and the Saint Mary Cathedral.
Thazin Htet Htet
Thursday, January 10th, 2008 @ 2:54am
Rating: Five stars. I like Kenzo Tange architectures very much.I think his architectures are very attractive.I'm not an engineer but I can know why he is a famous architect because of his architectures.I think a famous building must have a good skills.He can design the buildings with good skills.The apperences also smart.I see this website for my project but I can feel his designs.I respect him for his designs.I pray him that he can creat more smart and attractive buildings.
Jesse
Friday, March 17th, 2006 @ 12:07am
Rating: Five stars. Fuji TV studios. Excellent building, also the Fuji TV channel is home to a few of my favorite Japanese Anime. ^_^
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WorkVitamins
One star.
Thazin Htet Htet
Five stars.
Jesse