Tokyo International Forum

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 11 February 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

The Tokyo International Forum, commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, is a unique civic complex that accommodates cultural performances and business events. Located at the nexus of four subway lines and two major train stations, the site generates significant pedestrian traffic.

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completed: 1996
Client: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Site Area: 21,000 m²
Building Area: 7,360 m²
Total Floor Area: 40,400 m²
Length: 208 m
Width: 31.7 m
Height: 57.5 m
Total Steel Weight: 6,600 Ton
Building Type: Exhibition Hall, Conference Center
Construction System: Steel frame and megatruss, glass curtain wall
Designer: Rafael Viñoly Architects
Consultants: Peter T. Morimura
Acoustics: Jaffe, Holden, Scarborough / Yamaha Acoustics Research Laboratory
Climate Analysis: Asahi Glass / Amenitech / Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
Cost Estimating: Futaba Quantity Survey
Landscape Architecture / Site Planning: ALP Laboratory
Lighting Design: Claude R. Engle Lighting Consultant / Lighting Planners Associates
Structural Engineers: Sasaki Planning Laboratory
Vertical Transportation: Van Deusen & Associates (VDA)
Wind Tunnel Testing: The University of Western Ontario
Assoc. Architecture: G.K.K. / Masao Shiina Architects
Assoc. Structural Engineers: Hanawa Structural Design Laboratory / Umezawa Structural Design Laboratory / Yokoyama Structural Design
Lead Structural Engineers: Structural Design Group Co. Ltd.

Reference: Rafael Viñoly Architects, Great Buildings, Arcspace, Wikipedia

Marunouchi. June 12th, 2005

My Photography in: onexposure.net | JPG Magazine
Photoblogs of friends: Synesthesia | hektor's Photoblog

For a list of photoblogs or photography sites that I find inspiring please visit my about page!

vfxy Photoblogs | Cool Photoblogs | Listed on Photoblogs.org