ACROS Centre Fukuoka Building, Modern Japanese Architecture Design, Photos
ACROS Centre in Fukuoka
4 August 2020
ACROS centre Fukuoka by Emilio Ambasz
Design: Emilio Ambasz Architect
Location: Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, Kyushu Island, Japan
Nature and architecture:
Emilio Ambasz and Fukuoka?s ACROS centre 25 year later
Fukuoka?s ACROS centre in Japan designed by Argentinian architect Emilio Ambasz has reached its 25th anniversary.

The 100,000-sqm building in the city centre has given the area a new life, being the first big design enterprise that dialogues with nature and becoming a model of inspiration around the world.

images courtesy of Emilio Ambasz & associates / ambasz.com
The ACROS centre building designed by Emilio Ambasz, whose pictures keep traveling the world, was born out of an innovative research and vision that started forty years ago. This intuition has deeply influenced the world of architecture and it has brought inspiration to designs that mix nature and architecture.
The project has been awarded the American Institute of Architects? Business week/Architectural Record Award and the first prize from the Japanese Institute of Architecture. It is founded on the concept that nature has to cover the greyness of buildings, and the aim of the architect has been that of giving back to the community the surface on which the building had to be constructed.

There are 14 gardens on the rooftop of the building, featuring pools and water features, and there is al...