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Kansai International Airport, Rinku Gate Tower Building Linking ideas of the world.

Kansai International Airport, Japan's first 24 hours a day airport, was built on reclaimed land five kilometers offshore to protect the local environment and control noise pollution. Being the offshore airport, it is based on an original design by the Italian architect Renzo PIANO. The passenger terminal building, a defining element from the public's viewpoint, is a cooperative joint effort by companies from Japan and foreign countries. The architecture is internationally renowned for its blend of artistic and functional features: the roof's design creates an image of soaring, and the grand atrium extends across separate floors for domestic and international flights. The Kansai International Airport, blending environmental concepts and a progressive design process brought together with international cooperation, has set the standard for architecture in the 21st century.
*Photo: Kansai International Airport, Rinku Gate Tower Building


Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building

Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building
Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building
Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture/Tel:0724-55-2201
Design Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building Basic Design and Execution Drawing Creation Consortium (Renzo Piano Building Workshop Japan, Paris Airport Corporation, Nikken Sekkei Ltd., Japan Airport Consultants)
Construction Obayashi Corp., Shimizu Corp., Fleur Daniel, Toda Corp., Okumura Corp., Konoike Construction Co., Ltd., Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., Hazama Corp., Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Fudo Construction Co., Ltd. joint venture Takenaka Corp., Kajima Corp., Obayashi Corp., Overseas Bechtel, Fujita Corp., The Zenitaka Corp., Asanuma Corp., Matsumura-gumi Corp., Tokyo Construction Co., Ltd. and Tobishima Corp. joint venture
Site area: 453,993.96 sq. m/Floor area: 113,878.94 sq. m/Highest point: 36.54 m
Floors 1 below ground, 3 above ground
Construction method sand drain method (foundation)
Completed 1994
Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan (1995 specific contribution)
Osaka Machinami Award (1995)
JSCE Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (1994)
HIROBA Architectual Award (1995)
URL:http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp


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