Yamaguchi Center For Arts and Media

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Project Name: Yamaguchi Center For Arts and Media
Construction year: 2003
Website: www.ycam.jp
Address: 7-7 Nakazono-cho , YAMAGUCHI - Japan

Architect(s) : Arata Isozaki & Associates (www.isozaki.co.jp)
Project Category: Cultural

Latitude: 34.1696
Longitude: 131.467

Yamaguchi Center For Arts and Media

Yamaguchi is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest prefectural capital in Japan. In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 142.236. The city was founded on April 10.1929. Arata Isozaki designed a cultural complex for the city, including a library and three studios. With a total floor area of 14,824 m2, the building is quite large. The design provides for foyers and corridors to connect the rooms but also to be used for exhibitions and performances, allowing for unexpected interaction between visitors. A glass box functions as an inner courtyard. One of the remarkable features of the structures is a <> As Isozaki explains, <> Isozaki has designed a number of multifunctional cultural complexes in Japan, Europe and the United States. As always, he masters the use of space and form in ways that defy clear stylistic classification. The overarching curved roof gives a decidedly contemporary look to the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media while the organization of the interior seeks to innovate on the austerity that is frequently seen in this kind of complex.

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