Riverwalk Kitakyushu

Riverwalk Kitakyushu

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nihongo|Riverwalk Kitakyushu|リバーウォーク北九州|Ribāwōku Kitakyūshū is a prestigious shopping centre near the Murasaki river and Kokura Castle in Kokura Kita ward, Kitakyushu, Japan. It was opened as part of the Kitakyushu Renaissance policy on April 19, 2003 and includes theatres, restaurants, a multiplex cinema, NHK studios, the head offices of Zenrin Co. and the Asahi Shinbun (West area) and a branch of the Kitakyushu city art museum.

Design

The design is composed of five contrasting geometrical shapes in five different colours (yellow, red, white, brown and black). The purpose is to break up the massive complex into acceptable proportions.

Map Museum

On the 14th floor of the black building is the Zenrin map museum, entrance fee 100 yen, open on weekdays only, 10.00-17.00.

econd Stage

The next stage is the construction of the new 11-story Kokura campus of Nishi Nihon Institute of Technology which will contain the design faculty, and a 4-story Toyota Lexus showroom.

ee also

*Kokura prefectural office
*Canal City in Fukuoka city, designed by the same team
*Milwaukee Riverwalk in the United States

External sources

*en icon [http://www.nihonsekkei.co.jp/en/works/works_02/02_03.html Riverwalk on Nihon Sekkei website]
*en icon [http://www.jerde.com/projects/project.php?id=28 Riverwalk on the Jerde Partnership website]


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