RiverWalk Kitakyushu
Cultural destination
RiverWalk creates a new identity and a symbol of civic pride and urban cohesion for Kitakyushu. Designed to be a communal destination and cultural center for the high and popular arts, it combines cultural institutions, performance halls and cinemas with office, retail, dining and nightclub facilities in a 1.6-million square-foot district
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American Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
Kitakyushu Urban Beautification Award, Mayor of Fukuoka
Merging place with objects, RiverWalk unifies the city's individual districts through a collection of five iconic objects, each representing one of the city's five districts designed to work together holistically.
RiverWalk creates a new place that is aesthetically and technologically modern, yet rooted in the cultural traditions and nature of Japan.