designboom

MAY 8, 2023

traditional japanese joinery techniques and local natural materials shape this cozy shelter for chickens. The post japanese shrine architecture informs 2m26’s zero-impact chicken coop in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The post house in toguchi brings concrete architecture to lush japanese island appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. overlooking the pacific ocean on amami ōshima island, this house in toguchi has been completed by sakai architects.

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designboom

AUGUST 10, 2022

The post roovice restores spatial harmony in japanese home using traditional architecture methods appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the kakekae method enhances the circulation system on the first floor and opens up the interior to restore a sense of spatial harmony.

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designboom

JUNE 8, 2022

The post ROOVICE blends original architecture + new interventions in 1970s japanese house refurb appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the original wooden pillars are used as partitions that define the various areas, creating smooth, almost intangible thresholds between the functions.

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designboom

OCTOBER 29, 2022

steiner architecture f/f design a modern villa + folly residence in zell lake, austria. The post lakehouse in austria by steiner architecture f/f binds post-modern and japanese design appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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designboom

JANUARY 11, 2022

The post nLDK architects’ engawa house blends cues from traditional japanese architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the structure is placed on a concrete platform forming a strip flooring clad in timber, the so-called engawa.

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designboom

JULY 11, 2022

The post japanese teams develop an artificial gravity architecture to make outer-space living possible appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. kyoto university and kajima construction have agreed to construct ‘the glass’, a cylindrical artificial gravity facility in outer space.

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Archute

JANUARY 31, 2023

This is the essence of Japanese architecture, a stunning combination of natural and man-made beauty. This architectural design from the Japanese culture will transport you to a world of harmony and simplicity So, are you ready to The post Japanese Architecture: Traditional and Modern Designs appeared first on Archute.

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ArchDaily

JULY 3, 2023

Image © Utagawa Kuniyoshi The conception of architecture, understood since modernity, emphasizes permanence. However, what does it mean to associate architecture with ephemerality? Depiction of relocation of Ise temple. The durability of tectonic construction can be manifested in various ways.

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designboom

MAY 22, 2022

The post black tones unify this japanese temple’s ossuary and tree burial facility by love architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the white-hued interior of the 12-meter-long tunnel-like ossuary contrasts the exterior's black tones.

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designboom

MARCH 1, 2023

The post bento boxes recreate japanese architecture by tadao ando, sou fujimoto, and SANAA appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the bento boxes mimic the 'row house' in sumiyoshi, the stacked 'tokyo apartments', and the plate-like 21st century museum of contemporary art.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

In contrast to Paul's upbringing, Yuko was raised in the dense Japanese city of Fukuoka, and initially, she felt uncertain about living in a wide-open landscape. The design draws upon two references: a cluster of shed-roof agricultural buildings and a Japanese courtyard house with sheltered, exterior walkways.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 12, 2024

Image © Rrrock.my.day via Shutterstock Last week, Japanese architect and social advocate Riken Yamamoto was announced as the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate , becoming the 9th Japanese architect honored with the profession’s most prestigious award. Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum / Tadao Ando. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MARCH 19, 2024

Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Village / Kengo Kuma & Associates. Image © Jeremy Bittermann Sadafumi (Sada) Uchiyama , ASLA, is Curator Emeritus of Portland Japanese Garden. Uchiyama is a third-generation Japanese gardener from southern Japan, where his family has been involved in gardening for over a century.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Design Research and Teaching Fellowship at Northeastern University , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Retail Architect with Japanese language skills at O’Neil Langan Architects.

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Archinect

MAY 10, 2024

The Pritzker Architecture Prize and Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture will convene a special event featuring 2024 laureate Riken Yamamoto on Thursday, May 16th, titled Community: The Architect as Catalyst for Change, the 2024 Laureate Lecture and Panel Discussion.

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Archute

MARCH 24, 2023

Architecture is a form of artistic expression that embodies a society's unique cultural values. It can evoke emotions, imprint ideas in our minds, and change and influence lifestyles.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 5, 2024

Riken Yamamoto's receipt of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2024 is met with pleasant surprise. From addressing the needs of the children to the needs of the elderly, Yamamoto's work underscores the profound impact architecture can have on the lives of individuals across all age groups. Read more »

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Architectural Record

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The RECORD contributor draws on her 30-year residence in the country to explore the social, technological, and historical context of 98 unique houses.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Organized by the European Cultural Centre, this forum is part of the Venice Architecture Biennial exhibition, Time Space Existence. Notably, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma was among the experts invited to explore the intersection of nature and the built environment in Japanese architecture.

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designboom

MAY 13, 2024

(an)-graph draws parallels between mondrian's geometric compositions and traditional japanese vertical and horizontal construction. The post hajime yoshida inserts modernist geometries into traditional japanese home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 11, 2024

Last week, Japanese architect and social advocate, Riken Yamamoto , was selected as the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, the 53rd honoree of the Pritzker Architecture Prize , and the ninth architect from Japan to receive this recognition.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A chicken coop inspired by Japanese shrines.& & Design and built by Kyoto based architecture studio 2m26, Niwatorigoya is a chicken coop located in. Completed in 2022 in Kyoto, Japan. Images by Yuki Okada.

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Archinect

MARCH 5, 2024

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto has been awarded the 2024 Pritzker Prize. “The current architectural approach emphasizes privacy, negating the necessity of societal relationships. Yamakawa Villa, photo courtesy of Tomio Ohashi “For me, to recognize space, is to recognize an entire community,” Yamamoto notes.

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Archinect

MAY 2, 2024

of all Japanese homes are abandoned, while 13.88% of homes are vacant (a total of 9 million homes). Related on Archinect: Minimalist concrete apartments fill a narrow site in Tokyo, designed by Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. New government figures show that 5.9%

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Archinect

MAY 8, 2023

Japanese architecture and engineering firm Mitsubishi Jisho Design has unveiled details of a sustainable teahouse project at the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale , which takes place from May 20th to November 26th in what is now its 18th edition.

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Archinect

APRIL 1, 2024

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sou Fujimoto (@sou_fujimoto) Fujimoto’s team says their design is meant to evoke a sense of "Unity in Diversity" and takes the Stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto and other historic examples of Japanese timber architecture as its inspiration.

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Archinect

APRIL 17, 2024

Archinect is remembering the life and legacy of Ball State University architecture professor Janice Shimizu, who has passed away at the age of 54.

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Archinect

MARCH 8, 2024

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Japanese-speaking Retail Architect at O’Neil Langan Architects , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Staff Architect at Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity.

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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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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Photo © Erieta Attali Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Greek photographer Erieta Attali have been working together for over twenty years. Their joint work is characterized by a shared aesthetic understanding of architecture, space, and visual perception. Kengo Kuma & Associates, Tomioka City Hall, Nagano, Japan.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) has just announced its acquisition of architect Toyo Ito ’s early-career archive. In a press announcement, Ito said: “The CCA is an architectural museum and research center I have the utmost trust in. However, I have the confidence that CCA offers unparalleled ac.

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Archinect

JUNE 27, 2022

The fictional film will be set in a public restroom that is part of the real-life urban renewal project known as the “The Tokyo Toilet project", which involves the creation of 17 public bathrooms in key locations in the Japanese capital with designs by world renowned Japanese architects, such as Tadao Ando and Sou Fujimoto.

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ArchDaily

JULY 5, 2023

For many, these words have come to define the architecture of Japan , a country that has long served as a source of cultural and technological inspiration for countless societies worldwide. Image © Felipe Fontecilla Ancestral, vernacular, minimalist and harmonious. Read more »

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Situated in the Japanese city of Kisarazu, and completed in November 2022, the library is described by the firm as “the library for the farmers, plowing the fields on sunny days and reading books on rainy days.” Japan-based Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has offered a look inside their recently completed Library of the Earth.

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designboom

MAY 10, 2024

baquio arquitectura's irori project draws from traditional japanese architecture. The post dark timber planks enfold retreat by baquio arquitectura within ecuador’s chocó forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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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