A STUDY OF BÖCKMANN'S CITY PLAN FOR TOKYO, FOCUSING ON THE SELECTION OF LOCATION FOR THE NATIONAL DIET BUILDING
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- SHIMIZU Eihan
- 東京大学 大学院工学系研究科
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- ベックマンの東京計画に関する研究－国会議事堂の位置選定を中心として－
- ベックマン ノ トウキョウ ケイカク ニ カンスル ケンキュウ : コッカイ ギジドウ ノ イチ センテイ オ チュウシン ト シテ
- A STUDY OF BÖCKMANN'S CITY PLAN FOR TOKYO, FOCUSING ON THE SELECTION OF LOCATION FOR THE NATIONAL DIET BUILDING
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The German architect Wilhelm Böckmann proposed a city plan for Tokyo (“Tokyo plan”) in 1886 that was the first to locate the National Diet Building in its present location on the Nagatacho hill. This, however, has been buried in history, and has not been the subject of any research up to now. This study focuses on this selection of location for the National Diet Building, and is the first to examine the Böckmann's Tokyo plan in detail. In doing so, it has revealed the following: 1) that Böckmann's proposal for locating the Diet Building was radically new, and quite different from government policy and media reportage of the time; 2) that the proposal was based on his firm opinions and thinking, and his solid understanding of Tokyo's topography; 3) that locating the Diet Building on Nagatacho hill was pivotal to his Tokyo plan, particularly his linear design for a radial road network.
Journal
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- Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management)
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Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management) 70 (5), I_1-I_20, 2014
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
