Landscape design in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park: Transition of the design by Kenzo Tange

Abstract

This paper aims to shed light on the transition and characteristics of the landscape design of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park by Kenzo Tange. We examined the proposals he made during two periods (1949-1955 and 1970-1973) and clarified the transition of his treatment of the principal axis oriented north and south through the park. We also attempted to show that the contrast between southern and northern parts of the central hourglass-shaped stretch was designed to both commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb and promote peace.