SHINING EXAMPLE.A site wall became a memorable landmark in central Tokyo by using aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau technology. The pika-pika pretzel structure, featured in AR June 2000, is a temporary building site wall 34m long in Harajuku, Tokyo: on Omotesando, the city's Champs Elysees Champs É·ly·sées A tree-lined thoroughfare of Paris, France, leading from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Noun 1. . It makes a dramatic contribution to the grey and messy streetscape street·scape n. 1. An artistic representation of a street. 2. Surroundings composed of streets: the urban streetscape. of the city, where ordinary site hoardings are covered with anodyne anodyne /an·o·dyne/ (an´ah-din) 1. relieving pain. 2. a medicine that eases pain. an·o·dyne n. An agent that relieves pain. posters of country scenes, rich in ivy and wild flowers. The architect was concerned to create a fence that would cost little more than a normal one, but would be a memorable and picturesque event. Pika pika (pī`kə), short-haired mammal related to rabbits and hares, also called mouse hare and rock rabbit. Pikas live above the timber line in the mountains of N Asia and W North America. pika is the Japanese for shiny', and the pretzels are made of the same new high-tech fabric as high altitude, round the-world, balloons. The holes have webs of translucent fabric, which tie the inflatable's sides together. The pierced form of the wall reduces wind loadings and maximizes enclosure with least material. At night, the webs in the holes glow as inflatable elements are internally lit. The jury was impressed by the invention and economy of the idea. the transfer of technology, and the wall's wit. Architect Mark Dytham, Astrid Klein Klein Dytham Architecture. Tokyo Photographer Katsuhisa Kids |
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