Sunday, January 22, 2023

Ichimura Memorial Gymnasium

Ichimura Memorial Gymnasium

Ichimura Memorial Gymnasium.

At the northern end of what was the grounds of Saga Castle is yet another Modernist public building, the Ichimura Memorial Gymnasium.

It was built in 1963 and designed by Junzo Sakakura (1901-1969).

It was built in 1963 and designed by Junzo Sakakura (1901-1969).

He assisted Le Corbusier in his only Japanese project, the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo.

After graduating he joined the studio of Le Corbusier in Paris where he eventually came to head the studio. He assisted Le Corbusier in his only Japanese project, the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo.

Ichimura Memorial Gymnasium.

Not visible from the ground is the rather elegant roof of the gymnasium, a saddle shape formed by two parabolic curves.

Ichimura Memorial Gymnasium.

What is clearly visible is the aging concrete surface, something that so many concrete structures in Japan suffer from and that will only get worse as time marches on.

Architecture in Japan.

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