Festival Plaza, Expo '70, Osaka: a lateral view of the space-frame roof of the Theme pavilion showing the escalators and access galleries

RIBA Ref No RIBA18235

Architect/Designer	Fukuda, Tomoo
	Kamiya, Koji
	Tange, Kenzo (1913-2005)
Artist/Photographer	Richards, Sir James Maude (1907-1992)
Country	Japan
City	Osaka
Subject Date	1970
Image Date	1970
View	Exterior
Style	High-Tech
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	AP835/25
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
Subject	Stairs ; Steel ; Exhibition buildings ; Roofs ; Exhibitions

NOTES: Kenzo Tange was Chief Architect of the Expo while Fukuda and Kamiya were responsible for the space-frame roof and theme space.

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