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Kyoto offers Japan’s cultural and architectural evolution. Kyoto’s architectural landmarks stand as testaments to centuries of artistic and architectural innovation, from ancient temples and imperial palaces to modern museums and theaters. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and Katsura Imperial Villa blend modernist sensibilities and traditional Japanese aesthetics. The construction techniques and materials used …
Osaka’s architectural landscape is a reflection of Japan’s history. Through landmarks like the Umeda Sky Building, Osaka Castle, and Abeno Harukas, Osaka’s architecture narrates stories of technological advancements, cultural shifts, and architectural ingenuity. Its construction, involving concrete, steel, glass, and ceramic tiles, underscores Osaka’s commitment to innovative materials and construction techniques. Osaka Castle, a symbol …
Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city, offers architectural landmarks, melding traditional Japanese aesthetics with modern innovation. This synthesis is exemplified in structures like the Minato Mirai 21 project, which has contemporary design principles. In Yokohama, materials such as concrete, steel, and glass play crucial roles in construction. The Yokohama Landmark Tower, with its postmodern design influenced by …
Japan has a rich and diverse architectural heritage that reflects its long history, cultural influences, and natural environment. Japanese architecture is characterized by wooden structures, raised floors, tiled or thatched roofs, sliding doors, and a close connection to nature. Japanese architecture also incorporates elements from China, Korea, and the West, creating a unique and modern …
Japanese architecture reflects the natural world as a source of spiritual insight and an instructive mirror of human emotion. It also shows the influence of other Asian cultures, especially China and Korea, and the recent adaptation of Western, modern, and post-modern architecture. The earliest Japanese architecture was simple and made of wood, mud, and thatch. …
The installation “Forest of Numbers” visualized the decade of the future from 2017 to 2026, created a sense of stillness across the large exhibition space
The building sits in a neighbourhood shopping lane in Nakanobu, just south to the central district of Tokyo. The town is a mixture of old and new.
This is a community facility in the Soya region of the town of Toyotomi in northernmost Hokkaido
This site is located within the shopping district near the university. An entrance hall is situated along with a town street and opened to the city
By expanding and adjusting the existing land condition and nature within, Kotaro Ide have attempted to create a space which provides dwelling as like a part of the nature
It is the plan for a double family home in a tranquil residential area.
This is a two-storey wooden residence located in Shiga Prefecture
This small house is located in the depths of the alley of Yanaka, Taitou-ku
The site is in a residential area developed around 1930, sloping to the west on a hillside of Mt. Ikoma, which overlooks the urban area of Osaka Plain
The client asked for a house with a sense of openness, as seen in the Case Study Houses in West Coast of the United States. The site is situated at the back of a parking lot rented out on a monthly basis, and the architects decided to provide no openings on the exterior façades to …
Mari Ito / UAO won the competition of Komatsu city, Ishikawa to design a complex of science museum and communication center, which was constructed at the former factory site of leading company of construction and mining equipment, Komatsu Ltd.
After designing 15 stores for Anthropologie, EOA/Elmslie Osler Architect was engaged to design the first store outside of the United States for Free People, another Urban Outfitters brand.
Located in the Seongbuk-dong district in the northern part of Seoul, the site for this building was in a high-end residential area dotted with old Korean architecture, castle walls, and historical landmarks.
This tower project for the Fukoku insurance company takes inspiration from the profile of a gigantic tree whose roots proliferate on the surface of the ground
Do they really live beyond this・・・The mountain village appears when having started a little anxious so. The Horizontal House is here.
