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Takara Pavilion, Expo '70, Osaka: detail of the steel-pipe framework in which are inserted cubic capsules covered in stainless steel

RIBA Ref No RIBA23202
Architect/DesignerKurokawa, Kisho (1934-2007)
Artist/PhotographerRichards, Sir James Maude (1907-1992)
CountryJapan
CityOsaka
Subject Date1970
Image Date1970
ViewExterior
StyleHigh-Tech
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP835/72
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectUnusual structures ; Steel ; Exhibitions ; Exhibition buildings
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