Osaka Museum of History

 

The Osaka Museum of History is located to the SW of Osaka Castle.

It occupies the top floors of an elliptical tower 83 meters tall.

It was completed in 2001.

It shares an entrance in a shared atrium with the NHK building next door.

Both buildings were constructed at the same time.

It is said to have been designed by Cesar Pelli, though I can find no reference to it on the Pelli Associated website.

Pelli is more well known for his design of the Osaka Museum of Art. I will be posting on oy a little later.

My favorite Pelli building in Japan is the Kurayoshi Park Square in Tottori.

From the Museum of History there are great views across to Osaka Castle.

The previous post in this seriers on maodern architecture of Osaka was on Umeda Sky Building.

Atrium at Seahawk Hotel

The atrium of the Seahawk Hotel in Fukuoka is based on the design of a seashell.

It, and the hotel, were designed by Italian architect Cesar Pelli.

It offers great views out to sea and houses several restaurants and shops....

Seahawk Hotel

The Seahawk Hotel in the Hawkstown area of Fukuoka was until recently owned by JAL, the national airline. As part of the companies bankruptcy restructuring they had to sell off all their hotels, so now it is owned by Hilton.

With more than 1,000 rooms it was the biggest hotel in Japan, but that is now one in Tokyo, though it comprises 3 separate towers.

There are 34 floors above ground, rising to a height of 143 meters.

It was built in 1995 and designed by Cesar Pelli.

The hotel is way out of my price range, but it does have a fantastic atrium that I went in, so will post on that on my next architecture post.