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Art Tower Mito

Art Tower Mito

Arata Isozaki

Photo: Korall · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Location
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Client / Owner
Mito City
Year
Completed 1990
Access
Tickets required
Typology
Cultural
Style
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Art Tower Mito in Mito, Ibaraki, was designed by Arata Isozaki, with acoustical design by Nagata Acoustics. Mito City owns it. It opened in March 1990 as part of the city's centennial celebrations and cost 9,711 million yen. The article gives no start date, style or materials.

The complex has a floor area of 22,432 square meters (241,000 sq ft). It includes a concert hall with 680 seats, a theater with up to 636 seats and a contemporary art gallery. A landmark tower rises 328 feet (100 m). The tower's design is based on the Boerdijk–Coxeter helix.

The article gives the address as 1-6-8 Goken-chō, Mito, and links to the official website. It names no operator and gives no opening hours or admission.

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