It remains part of unbuilt Tokyo, an alternate city of unrealised plans: some conceptual, some speculative and some derailed by economic or political shocks. It was commissioned by the Obayashi Corporation, the construction firm behind the Tokyo Skytree and the Roppongi Hills development. The Sky Mile Tower was the centrepiece of Kohn Pedersen Fox’s Next Tokyo 2045 project. Images: KPFThe most high-profile recent addition to unbuilt Tokyo is Zaha Hadid’s futuristic design for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic stadium. Images: Japan Sport Council/EPA/AP/Zaha Hadid ArchitectsGuardian Cities is live in Tokyo for a special week of in-depth reporting.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2019 12:00 UTC