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Hiroyuki Wakabayashi

Hiroyuki Wakabayashi was a Japanese architect. One of his first major notable works was a pickle shop in his native Kyoto in 1990, followed by Humax Pavilion in Tokyo's Shibuya. His 1995 design for the Rapi:t express train that links Osaka's Namba Station with Kansai International Airport won the Blue Ribbon Award.

Hiroyuki Wakabayashi

Nankai Electric Railway type 50000 for Rapi:t

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Born
1949 · Kyoto.
Died
2026
Nationality
Japan
Occupation
architect

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Hiroyuki Wakabayashi was a Japanese architect. One of his first major notable works was a pickle shop in his native Kyoto in 1990, followed by Humax Pavilion in Tokyo's Shibuya. His 1995 design for the Rapi:t express train that links Osaka's Namba Station with Kansai International Airport won the Blue Ribbon Award.

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