An architectural review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

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• scenes in this program take place in typical urban/ architectural environments of a city, but with obvious distortions in their language, since various urban elements with a distinctive character appear, such as pyramidal structures and other underground ones, which function as hangars for the EVAs

• angelion, the city of Tokyo-3 is configured through a reticular urban layout, which concentrates the large buildings in the central part and leaves the hangars for the deployment of the EVAs on the perimeter.

• ince the plot of the story is based on fights and situations similar to those of war, an underground refuge system called Geo-Front becomes essential for the development of Evangelion. The buildings are located on the surface of the city at a time when there is no threat, but they are retracted underground for their preservation and within this cavity, it is possible to distinguish forests and artificial bodies of water.

• For the protection of civilians, there is an alarm system and shelters, residents are immediately taken to emergency shelters located around the perimeter of the city. All the shelters are fortified with thick concrete walls and have all the necessary services, including food, water, heating, sanitation, etc.