The Japanese do not cease to amaze the world with their inventions, including including architectural innovations. 
Photo from open sources One convincing example that – the multifunctional complex “Parks Tower”, in addition to 30-storey shopping center including open public terraced gardens “Namba Parks”. Go shopping You can now dine and join modern art. in the middle of the jungle in the heart of the port city of Osaka, which is still called “Japanese Venice”. 
Photos from open sources More recently, a shopping center or the business quarter was associated with a lot of concrete boxes piling on a narrow patch of land. But this dull the panorama seems to be a thing of the past – at least the Japanese see public spaces are different. With impressive density population and modest territories of the land of the rising sun land was and remains an important resource that local people are trying to use with maximum benefit and comfort. Eco-project “Namba Parks “is designed just to” dilute “skyscrapers, entangled in a network of motorways, living and breathing nature. In the middle of a green oasis, any resident or visitor to the city can time to forget about the bustle of the metropolis, admiring the manicured lawns and groves of trees, ponds and waterfalls, as well as appreciate the landscapes, opening from the terraces. 
Photos from open sources Ten years ago on this very the place was a baseball stadium, but in 2003 it was withdrawn from operation. As the saying goes, when one door closes, another opens: especially when you consider that to the land in the new business district next to Namba Train Station and Kansai Airport is easily accessible to crowds of visitors. Therefore, Nankai Electrical Communications Management (Nankai Electric Railway) commissioned the famous architectural bureau Jerde to erect on public 40,000 square meters an object that would redefine the image of Osaka. 
Photo from open sources Today the result of this work pleasantly excites the minds of citizens and tourists from all over the world: no one you will be surprised by the 30-storey building “Parks Tower”, which houses offices and a shopping center, however the vast landscape park is simply pleasing sight. It gradually rises to a height of 8 floors and dissects canyon formed by green terraces. Each of them is “window to the world” for restaurants Japanese, Korean, Italian cuisines (upper tiers), as well as shops (on the lower floors). Architects even thought up an amphitheater for live performances! 
Photos from open sources But the real highlight of the park in the center of the metropolis are … private gardens: at Namba Parks you can rent a small piece of land and grow vegetables here, spicy herbs and medicinal plants – so you can not waste time on trips outside the city. If harvesting seems to you an undertaking troublesome, you can just come here at any time of the day – breathe by air, chat with friends and go shopping at the same time. 
Photos from open sources International Design Studio Los Angeles-based Jerde has also opened offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Berlin. Today the company has created more than a hundred unique places in cities around the world – including Budapest, Hong Kong, Dubai, Las Vegas, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Istanbul, Warsaw and others. The architectural bureau comprehends and transforms the landscape of cities in such a way way to create new socio-economic engines – and make these objects so attractive to people that they coming back here again and again. 
Photos from open sources “Namba Parks” is a magnificent example of the interaction of people, culture and nature, “- authors talk about their creation. For a successful attempt integrate blooming corner of nature into a harsh environment tightly The populated metropolis project was named “The Best Center for Open Sky “(Best Open Air Center Award) and get a number architectural awards.
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