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In the late 1980s, the city of Fukuoka was struggling with a massive influx of people, a dying shopping district, and no sense of community. Jerde responded with Canal City Hakata, the largest, privately developed project in Japan's history. Canal City Hakata used water and nature to establish a unique destination for the city. The project's mix of uses also created a commercial success. In the first year, more than 16 million people visited, sales exceeded $500 million, the cinema captured 55 percent of the city's box office sales, and the theater sold out every performance. Success carried outside too. The neighboring, historic shopping arcade reversed years of decline thanks to increased foot traffic. Cinema attendance citywide rose 50 percent. And Fukuoka was dubbed AsiaWeek's "Best City in Asia" in 1997.
| Site Area | 9 acres |
| Total Building Area | 240,000 square meters |
| Program | 47,000 square meters Luxury Hotel (400 rooms) |
| 12,000 square meters Business Hotel (420 rooms) | |
| 44,000 square meters Retail | |
| 7,000 square meters Commercial Showroom | |
| 41,000 square meters Office | |
| 8,500 square meters Theater | |
| 10,500 square meters Cinema | |
| 9,500 square meters Entertainment | |
| 7,500 square meters Restaurants | |
| Awards | 1998 Merit Award, AIA, California Council |
| 1997 Merit Award, AIA, Los Angeles Chapter | |
| 1997 Gold Nugget Grand Award | |
| 1997 Design and Development Award, ICSC | |
| 1997 Fukuoka Urban Beautification Award, City of Fukuoka | |
| 1996 The Display Design Award, Japanese Society of Commercial Space Designers | |
| Clients | Fukuoka Jisho Co., Ltd |
| Fukuoka Japan Urban Design & Development Co., Ltd. | |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance | |
| Associate Architect | Fukuoka Jisho Co., Ltd., Urban Design and Development Co. |
| Landscape Architect | EDAW, Inc. |
| Environmental, Merchadise Designer | Clifford Selbert Design Collaborative |
| Water Features Designer | WET Design |
| Lighting Designer | Joe Kaplan Architectural Lighting |
| Art Consultant | Fine Arts Services, Inc. |
Canal Fountains (Full Experiential Photo)
Aerial (Full Experiential Photo)
Interior Walk (Full Experiential Photo)
Acrobats (Full Experiential Photo)
Site Plan (Informational Image)
Armature (Informational Image)
Aerial View (Informational Image)
Canal Bridge (Informational Image)
Canal Vertical (Informational Image)
Neg Sphere (Informational Image)
Red Bridge (Informational Image)
Star Court (Informational Image)