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10 Projects Which Define the Architecture of Transit
Architecture inherently appears to be at odds with our mobile world – while one is static, the other is in constant motion. That said, architecture has had, and continues to have, a significant role in facilitating the rapid growth and evolution of transportation: cars require bridges, ships require docks, and airplanes require airports.
In creating structures to support our transit infrastructure, architects and engineers have sought more than functionality alone. The architecture of motion creates monuments – to governmental power, human achievement, or the very spirit of movement itself. AD Classics are ArchDaily's continually updated collection of longer-form building studies of the world's most significant architectural projects. Here we've assembled seven projects which stand as enduring symbols of a civilization perpetually on the move.
Prototype House in Japan / Javier Mariscal + Lara Pérez-Porro + Tatsumi Planning
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Architects: Javier Mariscal, Lara Pérez-Porro, Tatsumi Planning
- Area: 174 m²
- Year: 2015
House in Tama-plaza / Takushu ARAI Architects
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Architects: Takushu ARAI Architects
- Area: 85 m²
- Year: 2014
Love House / Takeshi Hosaka Architects
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Architects: Takeshi Hosaka Architects
- Area: 33 m²
- Year: 2005
FOO / APOLLO Architects & Associates
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Architects: APOLLO Architects & Associates
- Area: 190 m²
- Year: 2007
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Professionals: JP home, , Shimada Architects
Grass Cave House / Makiko Tsukada Architects
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Architects: Makiko Tsukada Architects
- Area: 97 m²
- Year: 2013
Video: Studio Beneath the Railway + Step Plaza
Beneath an elevated railway in the former red-light district of Kogane-cho, the city of Yokohama and NPO Koganecho Area Management Center commissioned five architects to transform a 100 to 150 square meter site into what is now a destination for local artists and residents. Each practice - Contemporaries, Studio 2A, Workstation, Koizumi Atelier, and Nishikura Architectural Design Office - was assigned a single project, providing the community with a gallery, cafe, studio, meeting hall for artists, and stepped outdoor plaza. Tour through each space with this video, provided by JA+U.
AD Classics: Tower of Winds / Toyo Ito & Associates
The Tower of Winds is a project largely indicative of Toyo Ito's approach to architecture, particularly his belief in the importance of technology and its vital role in the future of architecture. The project not only embraces technology and involves it in a dialogue with the city, but also establishes a direct symbolic relationship between nature and the installation.
Architecture Classics: GAZEBO / Riken Yamamoto
Text description provided by the architects. Gazebo is my own house in Yokohama. I always wake up around 6:30 in the morning. I feed the goldfish and clean the cat litter box. I make juice with apples, oranges and cabbage. I can see the rooftop of the house across the alley when I feed the goldfish because the goldfish bowl is on the fourth-floor terrace