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Gifu Media Cosmos

Gifu · Gifu · Architecture

Japanese name: みんなの森 ぎふメディアコスモス

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WHAT TO DOGifu Media Cosmos

Toyo Ito's lattice of thin timber spans the whole hall; fabric 'globes' divide air and light instead of air-conditioning.

WHEREGifu

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Overview

Toyo Ito's lattice of thin timber spans the whole hall; fabric 'globes' divide air and light instead of air-conditioning.

About this place

Minna no Mori Gifu Media Cosmos is a complex in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, whose core facility is the Gifu City Central Library. It opened on 18 July 2015. Media Cosmos is a complex and public cultural facility with library and local exchange functions, developed through an urban redevelopment project on the former site of the Gifu University School of Medicine and its affiliated hospital. It is about 2 km north of JR Gifu Station and Meitetsu Gifu Station, at the foot of Mount Kinka, where Gifu Castle stands.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：2015 Architect / artist：Toyo Ito Highlights / collection：Large lattice-shaped timber roof, Umbrella-like lighting Globe Genre：Architecture

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