The Urban Core in Japan (1930s-1950s): From Plans for the Colonies to the Mainland

The question of how to design the core of the city was a key topic in postwar modernist architectural debates. The proposal by Tange Kenzo for a new urban center for atom-bombed Hiroshima has often been an iconic reference in these debates. His work, and that of other Japanese architects of the post...

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Main Author: Carola Hein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2017-12-01
Series:Histories of Postwar Architecture
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Online Access:https://hpa.unibo.it/article/view/7311