
Cross Purposes
Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing invokes mixed-use magic.
By Jeff Russ
December 23, 2020

Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing connects a modern skyscraper district directly to a sprawling underground subway station. The resulting conflagration of commuters, shops and office towers is pure mixed-use magic.

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