Kenzo Tange’s famous Kagawa National Gymnasium in Japan Set to be Demolished
Local governor Toyohito Ikeda of Takamatsu, in Japan, announced that the famous Kagawi Gymnasium will be demolished. Built between 1961 and 1964 by the Pritzker Prize winner Kenzo Tange, the structure is a landmark of the modernist post-war era in Japan. This news has sparked the creation of a petition in an effort to save this 47-year-old monument.
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Local governor Toyohito Ikeda of Takamatsu, in Japan, announced that the famous Kagawi Gymnasium will be demolished. Built between 1961 and 1964 by the Pritzker Prize winner Kenzo Tange, the structure is a landmark of the modernist post-war era in Japan. This news has sparked the creation of a petition in an effort to save this 47-year-old monument.
