Architectural and cultural conversation on the buildings

Tokyo is undisputedly one of the most organised city in the world

Urban area (View from Tokyo tower)

De Beers Jewellery Building is situated in Ginza, one of the most famous commercial districts in the world.  The building was designed to reflect the sophisticated street scape of Ginza that fits appropriately into the area.

The top floor of this building belongs to the firm Tezuka Architects, owned by the famous Japanese architect, Tezuka Takaharu and his wife Tezuka Yui. The firm's projects include homes, schools, a museum, a hospital and commercial buildings.  

The Tokyo Tower, standing at the height of 333m, it is taller than the Eiffel Tower. It has been the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower since its opening in 1958. The tower weighs almost 4,000 tons but is still lighter than the Eiffel Tower, which is the outcome of a remarkable advances in steel manufacturing and construction technology.

The Mikimoto Ginza in Tokyo's Ginza district, is a commercial building designed for a world-famous company  that sells pearl jewelries. This unique building, with nine stories above ground which are mostly leased as offices on the upper levels and shops and offices on the lower levels. This building has no internal columns and the floor slabs are a stack of homogenous layers. After its completion in 2005, the Mikimoto Ginza became a focal point of architecture in the Ginza shopping district.

Standing at 634m, the Tokyo Skytree is the World's tallest tower, ahead of the Canton tower. It is the worlds second tallest structure behind the Burj Khalifa. This observation and broadcasting tower is located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. Did I mention it houses a few dozen restaurants?