Junya Ishigami Unearths the Beauty of Building Below the Surface Ube, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA December 13, 2022 No Comments The Tokyo-based architect digs deep to create a hybrid house and restaurant for an intrepid entrepreneur in Japan.Read More
Jorge Almazán and Studiolab's New Book Spotlights Spontaneous Urban Design in Tokyo Review: 'Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City' By Jorge Almazán + Studiolab Daniel Brook November 18, 2022 No Comments The Spanish-born architect and educator offers an insightful study of his adopted home, countering the claim of Tokyo’s "only-in-Japan" urban origin myth.Read More
Snapshot: Shigeru Ban Sets a Zen Wellness Center on Japan’s Awaji Island Naomi Pollock, FAIA October 31, 2022 No Comments This center for the learning and practice of meditation and yoga on Awaji Island was designed to uplift both body and soul.Read More
Marusho Kimono Shop by Tsutsumi & Associates Yokohama, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA October 1, 2021 No Comments Architect Yoshimasa Tsutsumi crafts a modern showcase for renting traditional wedding attire.Read More
The Plaza at Kanagawa Institute of Technology by Junya Ishigami + Associates Kanagawa, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA April 9, 2021 One Comment In Kanagawa, Japan, Junya Ishigami creates an abstract space open to the wind, rain, and sky. Watch a video tour of the Plaza.Read More
Review of 'Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook' By Naomi Pollock Wendy Moonan February 8, 2021 No Comments The book gives a comprehensive history of postwar design in Japan.Read More
Close Up: Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates Osaka, Japan Clifford A. Pearson January 14, 2021 No Comments Tadao Ando designs and funds a children’s library for his hometown of Osaka.Read More
2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize Goes to Arata Isozaki Miriam Sitz March 5, 2019 No Comments The Japanese architect's work demonstrates a thoughtful commingling of international design sensibilities.Read More
Kyoto National Museum's New Wing Lightens Up Leslie Clagett February 1, 2019 No Comments The new wing of a Japanese museum resembles a glowing paper lantern at night, courtesy of Iwai Lumimedia Design.Read More
Water Garden by Junya Ishigami Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Alex Klimoski December 7, 2018 5 Comments Junya Ishigama creates a dreamlike landscape for a Japanese artist's residence.Read More
