A Record House Twin.

The article describes the house designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando in Kobe, Japan. The architectural design of the house is unconventional. It stood as a tiny concrete tower that did not look or act like a house. It is also bracketed between a busy street and the Inland Sea. The architect had...

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Published in:Architectural Record Vol. 193; no. 12; pp. 383 - 385
Main Author: Pollock, Naomi
Format: Article
Published: BNP Media Dec2005
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