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International Library of Children’s Literature, National Diet Library
- Designed by
- Tadao Ando
The Imperial Library, originally designed by Masamichi Kuru and Hideo Mamizu and built in 1906, has been selected as a Tokyo historical building. Since then it has been renovated and expanded, to preserve the building, and currently is used as a Childrens’ library. This is a four-story building with a basement. Tadao Ando oversaw the new construction portion of the building.
Received BELCA Prize and BCS Prize.
BUILDING INFORMATION
International Library of Children’s Literature, National Diet Library
国立国会図書館 国際子ども図書館
- Architect
- Tadao Ando（安藤 忠雄）
- Location
- 12-49, Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo
110-0007, JAPAN - Completed
- 2002
- External Link
- International Library of Children's Literature, National Diet Library
Designed byTadao Ando
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