4 articles tagged “Fukuoka”
Canal City Hakata opened in April 1996 in the Hakata district of Fukuoka City. Designed by American architect Jon Jerde of The Jerde Partnership, this large-scale mixed-use complex centers on a 180-meter artificial canal and spans approximately 234,000 square meters of floor area.
A 14-story, 60-meter mixed-use cultural facility completed in 1995 in Tenjin, Fukuoka City. Its south-facing exterior is covered by a terraced step garden of fifteen levels, creating one of Asia's most distinctive green facades. Designed by Emilio Ambasz and Nihon Sekkei.
Completed on March 3, 2011 and opened the following day — one day before the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen — JR Hakata City replaced the old Hakata Station building with a 10-floor, 60-meter mixed-use complex. At approximately 199,085 m², it is about seven times the size of its predecessor and remains the largest station commercial facility in Kyushu.
Standing 234 metres tall at the Seaside Momochi district, Fukuoka Tower was built as the signature monument of the 1989 Asia-Pacific Exposition (Yokatopia) and remains the tallest seaside tower in Japan. Its triangular prism clad in 8,000 half-mirror panels reflects the sky and the waters of Hakata Bay.