Waseda El Dorado
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Waseda El Dorado, also known as Rhythms of Vision, is a building designed by the Japanese architect Von Jour Caux
and built in August, 1983. It is located near the Waseda University
campus in Shinjuku, Tokyo
, Japan
.
The building looks very remarkable — its design is a mixture of Art Nouveau
and Japanese culture. Its interior features a Buddhist stave's giant hand pointing down from a ceiling of stained glass
. The curving wrought-iron balconies take the form of lily pads, and the wrought-iron banister gracefully zigzags past elegant Art Deco
stained-glass windows. Tattoo
-designs adorn the ceramic figures, green-gold wallpaper is imprinted by Edo-style
woodblock
s, and iridescent tile
s reflect the art of inlaid mother-of-pearl.
Von Jour Caux
is the pseudonym of , a Japanese architect, artist, and thinker. He has been referred to as the Japanese Gaudi.Von was born in Asakusa, Tokyo...
and built in August, 1983. It is located near the Waseda University
Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
campus in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The building looks very remarkable — its design is a mixture of Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
and Japanese culture. Its interior features a Buddhist stave's giant hand pointing down from a ceiling of stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
. The curving wrought-iron balconies take the form of lily pads, and the wrought-iron banister gracefully zigzags past elegant Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
stained-glass windows. Tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
-designs adorn the ceramic figures, green-gold wallpaper is imprinted by Edo-style
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
woodblock
Woodblock printing
Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper....
s, and iridescent tile
Tile
A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops...
s reflect the art of inlaid mother-of-pearl.