Riverwalk, designed by the Jerde Partnership. is located in Kokura, Kitakyushu.
Opened in 2003, the complex houses shops, cinemas, auditoriums, museums, and TV studios.
The color scheme has the following meaning.
Brown for earth
Black for rooftiles
White for plaster
Red for lacquer
Yellow for ears of ripening rice.
The Jerve Partnership has designed several other multi-use complexes in Japan, including Namba Parks in Osaka, and Canal City in Hakata.
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Even without the traditional architecture in photo number two, these look very Oriental.
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