Tower of Winds, Yokohama Architecture, Japan Building, Japanese Structure, Architect
Tower of Winds, Japan : Yokohama Architecture
Japanese Structure – design by Toyo Ito, Architects
19 Mar 2013
Tower of Winds
Design: Toyo Ito, Architect
photograph : Wiiii
Location: Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Period: March 1986 – November 1986
Structure: steel frame
Building Area: 43.45m2
photo : Tomio Ohashi
Tower of Winds images / information from Toyo Ito
Project Description from the RIBA Royal Gold Medal Award in 2006:
In this Japanese building “Ito represents the visual complexity of Tokyo metaphorically in terms of a never-ceasing, ever-changing wind. The tower, a light sculpture that responds to wind speed and directions, was designed years before anyone else explored the use of photo-responsive glass or ‘interactive architecture’ in the same way. The project was completed in 1986.”
Toyo Ito Architect
Location: Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan, East Asia
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