Architectural Concrete Design hodgepodge

Architectural Concrete Design hodgepodge

Concrete jumble

For many, the lack of consistency is disorientating more than beautiful, once the novelty wears off. Indeed, particularly urban centers such as Tokyo or Kyoto, the mish-mash of uncomplimentary design has left a jumbled skyline with no consistency or harmony. An ‘architectural master-plan’ has been missing largely due to the rush to rebuild post-WWII. In 1945 much of the landscape of Japan had been flattened by bombs, earthquakes and other disasters—in the rebuilding process, ornate, traditional Japanese architecture was less popular with the cash-strapped government than cheap concrete condominium blocks that are easy and quick to build. The adoption of Western buildings also led to a new preference in materials, more concrete over the prewar favored wood.

source : www.japaninc.com