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On March 11, 2011, Ishinomaki was devastated by the tsunami that followed the Great East Japan Earthquake, suffering the greatest loss of life of any city in the disaster. Now, several sites have been preserved as memorials and symbols of the Tohoku region’s recovery. These spots make Ishinomaki the ideal pilgrimage for visitors&#x...
Sou Fujimoto Architects has shared photos of the firm’s recent Maruhon MakiArt Terrace design in Ishinomaki, Japan. The project sought to rebuild an important piece of the region’s cultural infrastructure that was destroyed by the devastating earthquake and tsunami, which claimed the lives of...
To create a series of town-like spaces in ishinomaki, sou fujimoto divides programs into parallelogram volumes topped by gable-roofs.
Sou Fujimoto builds a community hub using familiar forms for a Japanese town devastated by the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami.
Masahiro Oka was warned to expect the worst. A friend had told him that the scene at Tsukihama beach in the port city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan, was "sheer destruction." With the roads cut off by the massive tsunami, Oka arrived on foot in his hometown on March…