Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) has just announced its acquisition of architect Toyo Ito ’s early-career archive. The trove entails drawings, models, and sketches related to his practice Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects (founded as Urban Robot) from 1971 until 1989.

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designboom

MAY 6, 2024

architect osamu morishita takes to the remote cedar forests of mount rokko in kobe, japan to design its thinkstay mountain hotel. The post architect osamu morishita scatters translucent cabins among japanese forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MARCH 15, 2022

Last year Japan’s Serendix Partners caught our eye with its concept for spherical, 3D-printed houses. The home, which won NASA ’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge in 2015, was designed by Japanese architect Masayuki Sono. It was constructed in the city of Komaki in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture and measures 107.6

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ArchDaily

JULY 24, 2023

Courtesy of Ennead Architects Ennead Architects has been enlisted to redefine the campus of The American School in Japan (ASIJ) to align the international school’s academic mission with its environment. Read more »

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Archinect

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The famed designer of many of post-war Japan’s most significant public buildings and cultural commissions and winner of the 2019 Pritzker Prize passed away peacefully on Wednesday at his home in Okinawa, according to the New York Times. Arata Isozaki is dead.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2024

London studio Woo Architects will employ the principles of a circular economy for its design of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka , which will have a reversible gridded structure. It is being designed by Woo Architects alongside Japanese contractor ES Global, which has said the modular structure will also enable rapid construction.

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2023

Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo , designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. Informed by traditional Japanese construction, the home was designed by Cubo Design Architects to celebrate "the warmth of things made by hand".

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designboom

DECEMBER 25, 2023

blurring boundaries between interior and exterior, the design embraces japanese philosophies on mindfulness rooted in nature. The post a light and nature infused corridor punctuates YSLA architects’ idyllic forest retreat in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 30, 2024

Including a skinny house in Japan, a home in Canada that is deliberately unfinished and a lonely cottage in the Outer Hebrides, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for April. Also featured are a villa in suburban London and a two-in-one holiday home on the Finnish coast. metres wide, made the top five most-read for April.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2024

New Orleans architecture studio Trahan Architects has designed the USA pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka , which will include a suspended cube surrounded by LED screens showing American landscapes. Trahan Architects led the pavilion's design, which "invites visitors to be immersed in a vibrant experience of the United States".

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Jun Mitsui & Associates and Pelli Clarke & Partners sought to marry elements of Japanese architecture with small-scale manufacturing and its location in upstate New York. Partly because the client was a Japanese brewer who mainly makes sake, we also incorporated 'Japanese-ness' into the design."

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e-architect

OCTOBER 5, 2023

photo : Toshihisa Ishii House in Sasebo City N8-house [house of ⅢBox] , Omura city, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyusyu, Japan Design: Masahiko Sato, Architect, of Architect Show Co.,

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Japanese architecture and building formulae have long been revered by the West. Even if the nation’s notably minimalist ethos remains somewhat elusive, the formal exchange between Japan and the rest of the world have been reciprocal and fertile. Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Japan: 30.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MAY 5, 2023

Brought to you by: Architect: Clouds Architecture Office Location: Hakata Ward, City of Fukuoka, Japan Completion Date: December 2022 View More Project Info Japanese startup and developer Zero-Ten sought to create The post Clouds AO wraps a Fukuoka building in satin-finished stainless steel appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan. The project comprises three structures connected by winding roads According to BIG's founder Bjarke Ingels , Not A Hotel Setouchi will draw on both Danish and Japanese architecture.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

Japanese architect Yamamoto has been announced as the latest winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Yamamoto, the ninth recipient from Japan and the 53rd laureate of the annual Pritzker Architecture Prize, was awarded for his buildings that were said to provide a "background and foreground to everyday life".

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Robin Boyd’s Walsh Street house in Melbourne has unveiled an insightful new exhibition When Robin Boyd Went to Japan. Curated by Marika Neustupny and Nigel Bertram, the show aims to shed light on the influence of mid-century Japanese life and architecture on Boyd. Robin Boyd Foundation robinboyd.org.au

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Architecture studio NYAWA has restored and updated a traditional timber home in Toyama, Japan , to create a pared-back holiday home where visitors can "feel the passage of time". The photography is by Kenta Hasegawa.

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The Spaces

AUGUST 14, 2023

While tea has traditionally been the dominant beverage in Japanese culture, coffee has gained a strong foothold in recent decades, with the country’s coffee shops developing a distinct minimalist aesthetic. It’s into this fray Tearoom Nigo launches in Tokyo’s old town Asakusa with roots in both worlds.

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e-architect

JULY 6, 2023

Sumu Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture home, Japan residence, Japanese sustainable architecture design photos Sumu Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture 6 July 2023 Design: tono Inc. Location: Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan Photos by Rui Nishi Sumu Yakushima, Japan tono Inc. ENERGY MACHIZUKURI-SHA INC.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange has been announced, sparking a petition to save it. Decision made without public consultation The concrete Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium was designed by the late architect Tange in the 1950s.

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Stephen B Chambers Architects

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Takashi Murakami "Bacon: Scream" (detail), 2019, by Takashi Murakami in acrylic, gold, and platinum leaf on canvas on aluminum frame by Asian Art Museum, San Francisco When we were in San Francisco recently, Chambers Architects visited the Takashi Murakami (Japanese, b. Senior Curator of Japanese Art Laura W.

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Archeyes

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Hawaii Dreamland Resort Center in Yamagata, a visionary project by renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, marked a pivotal moment in Japan’s post-war era. Constructed as one of the country’s. The post The Hawaii Dreamland Resort Center by Kisho Kurokawa in Yamagata appeared first on ArchEyes.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2024

In this week's comments update , readers are discussing a skinny house with exposed concrete walls in Japan , designed by local studio IGArchitects. IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan "Doing more with less is always commendable" Several readers were impressed with how the design utilised the space available.

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Dwell

MARCH 5, 2024

The Japanese designer has made a career of finding new ways to bring people together. Architect Riken Yamamoto has won the 2024 Pritzker Prize —the highest award in architecture. His work spans Japan, China, South Korea, and Switzerland and includes educational facilities, civic buildings, and mixed-use developments.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Soil from across Thailand was used to create layers of colour and texture in the rammed-earth walls of Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building, designed by local studio Suphasidh Architects. For more examples, see Dezeen's recent round-up of rammed-earth buildings from around the world. The photography is by Jessica Tang.

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Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2023

Japanese studio Schemata Architects has designed Komaeyu, a public bathhouse in the suburbs of Tokyo that features turquoise tiling, a sauna and a bandai – a bar and reception area for socialising. Schemata Architects renovated the existing public Komaeyu bathhouse, or sento, with the aim of making it more welcoming to the public.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2023

A single concrete column supports the walls and roof of this house by Japanese studio IGArchitects, creating a flexible interior that can be opened up to the surrounding landscape. The post Single concrete column supports One-Legged House in Japan appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is courtesy of IGArchitects.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 31, 2022

His book, highly prized in terms of design and content, contributed significantly to introducing Japanese aesthetics to Western architecture, art and graphics. Werner Blaser (1924-2019), architect; Inge Andritz , Mies specialist; Tadao Ando , Pritzker laureate; Christian W. Blaser , architect.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto has been named the winner of this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that are a "background and foreground to everyday life". Yamamoto, who is the 53rd Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate and the ninth from Japan, was honoured for his buildings that aim to foster community.

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e-architect

JUNE 2, 2023

Y-House, Fukui Building, Japanese Studio and Retail Development, Architecture Photography Y-House in Fukui, Japan 2 Jun 2023 Architects: Baum Location: Fukui, Japan Photos by Naoki Myo Y-House, Japan Y-House is a new residence on land surrounded rice fields and moiuntains to the northern-side.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Layered Office, Iwate Prefecture building, Japan architecture, Japanese sustainable architecture design photos Layered Office in Iwate Prefecture 8 September 2023 Design: NoMaDoS Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan Photos by Ito Takamune Photo Office Layered Office, Japan Maruno Ceramic Tiles Co.,

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Dwell

JANUARY 16, 2024

Kanban kenchiku (signboard architecture) marks an important record of shifting early-20th-century Japanese tastes. Facades would deploy a mix of tiles, brick, copper, and mortar elements to create color contrasts, with the name of the business prominently depicted in Japanese kanji characters or English. Courtesy W. Courtesy W.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in Saitama prefecture containing a public toilet that reuses wastewater. The post Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Takeshi Noguchi.

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Archeyes

MAY 11, 2023

Completed in 2015, the Shizuoka Gymnasium is an architectural marvel designed by renowned Japanese architect Hiroshi Naito. Located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, this four-level sports facility showcases the beauty and. The post Kusanagi Sports Complex Gymnasium: A Masterpiece by Hiroshi Naito appeared first on ArchEyes.

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2024

Designed by architects including Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma , the Tokyo Toilet project forms the backdrop for the Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days. The Tokyo Toilet project brings together 17 public toilets in the city's Shibuya district, created by architects and designers over the past six years.

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The Spaces

APRIL 20, 2023

Takada, who was inspired by his adopted city and designers such as Yves Saint Laurent , sought to create a more serene space that reminded him of his native Japan. Then, in 2018, a new owner hired acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to redesign it entirely.

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