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If the Cascade plaza is the heart
of the Ceramics Park, then the tea ceremony house is its stomach,
the Japanese equivalent of the Western heart. Isozaki restrains
himself and creates a traditionally-styled pavilion opposite
the rest of the complex. Views towards the teahouse are important,
with a dramatic backdrop of trees and other greenery climbing
the hillside behind it. In the teahouse, the arts and crafts
of the Ceramics Park are put to use, fusing with the tradition
of the tea ceremony. Here, two Japanese traditions reverberate
together in a beautiful setting that is a perfect synthesis
of old and new.
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