I would like to call Tokyo a "collage city". That is probably the best term I can think of right now. By collage I don't just mean the city is composed by layers of architectural movements, but the influence of post-war Metabolism. I think the reason why Tokyo is such a unique city is because of how thoroughly they carried out that idea. Couple terms from the Metabolism, like: human society, technology, cluster, mobility are actually pretty accurate words to describe the city. With the post-war population increasing and the rise of auto-mobile usage, both human and machine helped shape the metropolis.
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After visiting Notre Dame du Ronchamp, Convent of La Tourette, Unité d'habitation in 2016, and Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in 2017, I finally got to witness Le Corbusier's only project in Japan, the National Museum of Western Art.
Before jump right into the design, let's talk a little bit about the historical context behind this project. It was post-war era and the French government wanted to re-establish the diplomatic relationship with Japan, therefore they invited Le Corbusier to design the building and let his three Japanese apprentices to carry out the construction. French government also donated handful of sculptures by Master Auguste Rodin. Noted that the building is Japan's first Western Art museum. It was the time when Western cultures started to influence Eastern Asia. |
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September 2023
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