Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan
From series “Glass Architecture - Impressive Villas and Buildings from Glass”
In Tokyo in a student quarter, you can see an unusual glass building. It is a campus of the Kanagawa Institute of Technology. Junya Ishigami has graduated from the institute and became an author of this building. He with a help of modern architects brought to life this unique project. This building in Tokyo is one of the most transparent in the world.
The unique building has only one room in 2 000 square meters. The basis of the building is made from the white metal columns. The architect got BSI Swiss Architectural Award for this glass building. The university campus has a number of peculiarities. The main is a variety of plants, which decorate the institute inside. The hall has a lot of large pots with different flowers and adornment plants. The room also has some areas with a roofed garden.
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