the tokyo files: urban design 東京の都市デザイン

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Author: Clark Parker

Salaryman in Tokyo interested in, among other things, history, architecture, urban planning, and energy policy. Follow me on Twitter @thetokyofiles or email me at thetokyofiles [at] gmail [dot] com
March 23, 2023 Clark Parker

(34) Earthquake seismic retrofits 耐震補強

March 13, 2023 Clark Parker

(33) Land readjustment

December 25, 2018January 15, 2019 Clark Parker

(32) Community bulletin boards 町内会用屋外掲示板

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Clark Parker

Tokyo-area private railways

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Clark Parker

Tabata Ginza shopping district 「田端銀座商店街」

September 14, 2018June 12, 2019 Clark Parker

(31) Arakawa Floodway 荒川放水路

June 25, 2018March 15, 2023 Clark Parker

(30) Glory arches 栄光のアーチ! Welcome to the shotengai!

June 4, 2018September 26, 2018 Clark Parker

Ryōgoku Bridge & the Sumida River

March 22, 2018March 15, 2023 Clark Parker

Unexpected beauty: 1940’s Worker’s Quarters (Warabi, Saitama)

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 Clark Parker

(28) Future Tokyo: the new Miyashita Park, Shibuya 宮下公園

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