Administrative building of Izumo Shrine by Kiyonori Kikutake

Izumo, Shimane prefecture, Japan, September 9 2016 - The administrative building of Izumo Shrine, designed by Kiyonori KIKUTAKE and build in 1963, is a perfect exemple of futuristic architecture under threatened of demolition. -edit: This building was demolished 2 months after this picture was taken, in November 2016. KIKUTAKE is one of the founders of Metabolist school and the one who had the idea of calling their new movement with the name "Metabolism".

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Izumo, Shimane prefecture, Japan, September 9 2016 - The administrative building of Izumo Shrine, designed by Kiyonori KIKUTAKE and build in 1963, is a perfect exemple of futuristic architecture under threatened of demolition. -edit: This building was demolished 2 months after this picture was taken, in November 2016. KIKUTAKE is one of the founders of Metabolist school and the one who had the idea of calling their new movement with the name "Metabolism".