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Sendai Mediatheque

Miyagi · Sendai · Architecture

Japanese name: せんだいメディアテーク

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Sendai Mediatheque
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WHAT TO DOSendai Mediatheque

Toyo Ito replaced columns with woven steel tubes, stacking floors with no walls - a landmark of 21st-century public architecture.

WHEREMiyagi

Sendai · Sendai

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Overview

Toyo Ito replaced columns with woven steel tubes, stacking floors with no walls - a landmark of 21st-century public architecture.

About this place

Sendai Mediatheque is a library in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was designed by Toyo Ito in 1995 and completed in 2001.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：2001 Architect / artist：Toyo Ito Highlights / collection：Thirteen-tube structure, Glass skin Genre：Architecture, Media art, Contemporary art

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