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Gion Ishi: Postwar Japanese Modernist Gem

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modernist architecture
sculptural concrete
postwar modernism
exposed concrete
geometric forms
curved volumes
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1 restaurant in Kyoto: Gion Ishi. Verified on Google Maps, featured in an Instagram post by Yu Heng.

Gion Ishi

Gion Ishi

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Admire the sculptural concrete and bold geometric forms of this postwar Japanese Modernist building. It's an architectural gem, a hidden marvel designed by Hiroaki Misawa in 1969. Don't miss the distinct curved volumes reminiscent of Le Corbusier.

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