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Summary:AT THE BEGINNING OF THE '80S, THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES DECIDED TO BUILD ANOTHER AIRPORT IN THE KANSAI REGION, AN AREA DOMINATED BY TWO HISTORIC CITIES: KYOTO AND OSAKA; HOWEVER, THEY DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE BUILT ON AN ARTIFICIALLY CONSTRUCTED ISLAND. THIS PROGRAMME TAKES UP THE STORY IN THE SPRING OF 1993. IN 1992, RAIN AND STORMS DELAYED PROGRESS AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE OPENING NIGHT HAVE TO BE POSTPONED. IN ADDITION, ARCHITECT RENZO PIANO IS ABSENT ON ANOTHER PROJECT AND ON HIS RETURN, FINDS MANY DETAILS ARE NOT AS HE INTENDED.
Description:IS THE FIRST ARCHITECTURAL WONDER OF THE 21ST CENTURY BEING BUILT ON THE WATERS OF OSAKA BAY? WE RECORD ITS PROGRESS.