NWIC> Into the Light

As the title suggests, no further explanation needed. (NWIC: Naka Waste Incineration Plant)

Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima

Short entry about a museum of contemporary art we visited in Hiroshima. This one established on the end of the 80's, as some of you noticed from the style of the forms, designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa. Ah, so 80's.


The last two were my favorites, since I didn't find this museum rise to my expectation of a contemporary art museum, well, compared to Kanazawa's. But, it was worth to visit though.
A snapshot from the Atom Bomb Memorial Hiroshima. The building on the background was the only one left on some kilometer in radius after the blast.

Nagasaki Art Museum> The Lines

Comparing this museum, designed by Kengo Kuma, another prominent figure in todays Japan contemporary architecture with the design of machiya, does not feel right in many ways. The size, the function, the materials, most of those aspects refer to differences instead of similarities. But from my perspective, there is this one simple visual element that unify both. The lines.
The first one is the lines along the front and side facade. Below are the stairs, which really interesting with the ever-changing shadows from the sunlight hitting the frames.


Sitting there and enjoying the view along the harbor next to the museum seems to be a nice idea. The lines architecture.