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AOBA-TEI.

Highlights the architectural design of the Aoba-Tei restaurant made by architect Hitoshi Abe in Sendai, Japan. Decision of Abe to distill an image of trees into abstract pattern of dots to relate the restaurant directly to the street; Action taken by Abe to provide light for diners to see their foo...

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Published in:Architectural Record Vol. 193; no. 9; pp. 132 - 138
Main Author: Pollock, Naomi
Format: Article
Published: BNP Media Sep2005
Subjects:
Architectural design
Restaurants
Abe, Hitoshi
Light in architecture
Businesspeople
Sendai-shi (Miyagi-ken, Japan)
Japan
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Highlights the architectural design of the Aoba-Tei restaurant made by architect Hitoshi Abe in Sendai, Japan. Decision of Abe to distill an image of trees into abstract pattern of dots to relate the restaurant directly to the street; Action taken by Abe to provide light for diners to see their food; Impact of the design on the owner of the restaurant.