Hopscotch House by Hideyuki Hiramoto Japan September 20, 2018 No Comments A house designed for an inter-generational family is inspired by the geometry of a Hopscotch game.Read More
Welcoming the West: Japan's Grand Resort Hotels By Andrea P. Leers Naomi Pollock, FAIA July 10, 2018 No Comments A new book examines how Japan's early resort hotels have played a role in the country's architecture.Read More
'Genealogies of Transformation' Opens at Mori Art Museum Paula Deitz May 29, 2018 No Comments An exhibition at the Tokyo museum highlights traditional architecture's critical role and explores Modernism's deep roots in Japan.Read More
Fujisan World Heritage Center by Shigeru Ban Architects Fujinomiya, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA March 2, 2018 No Comments An ingenious new museum in Japan evokes one of the world's best-known mountain peaks.Read More
Enoura Observatory by Hiroshi Sugimoto Odawara, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA February 7, 2018 No Comments Hiroshi Sugimoto curates an exquisite collection of new buildings, antique architectural fragments, and historic stone artifacts.Read More
OTA Museum & Library by Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office Ota, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA February 5, 2018 No Comments A ramping structure in Japan provides a gathering space for a waning downtown.Read More
Erretegia Restaurant by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Hiroshima, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA August 1, 2017 No Comments A restaurant is designed with few impediments to the water view.Read More
Kamikatz Public House Kamikatsu, Japan Naomi Pollock, FAIA June 1, 2017 No Comments A combined brewery, bar, and general store in Kamikatsu, Japan, takes recycling to new heights.Read More
Design Vanguard 2016: Facet Studio A bicontinental practice unearths hidden meaning to create refined architecture. Naomi Pollock, FAIA December 1, 2016 No Comments What’s in a name? For Facet Studio, the answer is: the firm’s philosophy.Read More
MAD Architects Transforms Home into Whimsical, Cave-like Kindergarten The Clover House marks the firm’s first-ever project in Japan. Anna Fixsen August 23, 2016 One Comment Ma Yansong may be known for creating hallucinatory architectural forms—from a mountain-inspired residential complex to a horseshoe-shaped hotel—but now the architect has put a kid-friendly spin on his approach. Read More