The Awaji Yumebutai (淡路夢舞台) is a complex comprising a conference center, hotel and memorial in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan, built near the epicenter of the 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake. It was designed by Tadao Ando, who had begun planning for the project (as a park) prior to the earthquake. The hotel is operated as the Westin Awaji Island Resort [ja].
Etymology
Yumebutai (夢舞台) literally means "Dream Stage", from yume (夢, "dream") and butai (舞台, "performance stage, setting"). Metaphorically "a place in which to dream", the name refers to the aim of restoring the ecology of the island, whose soil had been partly removed for land reclamation in Osaka.
Hyakudanen
One of the most distinctive features in the complex is the Hyakudanen (百段苑, "hundred stepped gardens"), a group of 100 flower beds (small square gardens) on an incline, arranged in grids spread over several levels. The "hundred" refers to the number of mini-gardens and not the steps, as there are 1,575 steps and 235 flights.
See also
- Miracle Planet Museum of Plants, a nearby greenhouse
- The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai
References
- "About Yumebutai". Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center. 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- Martin Bermudez. "Geophysical and Seismic Analysis: Of Two Architectural Wonders". Geolabs-Hawaii Hillside Design Laboratory at the University of Hawaii School of Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Bos, Karel. "The 100 step garden (Hyakudan-en)".
- Jodidio, Philip (2001). Architecture d'aujourd'hui. Taschen. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-8228-6065-6.
- "[Article title unknown]". World Architecture (87–91). Grosvenor Press Int'l: 79. 2000.
meaning 'place of dreams' or 'place in which to dream' - is the name given by Tadao Ando to his latest, and largest, work.
- Ponti, Gio (2000). Domus. Casa ed. Domus. p. 27.
The dream here is about the ecological restoration of a part of the isle of Awaji
External links
- Official site (in Japanese and English)
- The 100 step garden (Hyakudan-en): photos & background
- The Westin Awaji Island Resort & Conference Center: official site of the hotel
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