Junya Ishigami floats a daring structural scheme for a new JINS Eyewear shop in Shanghai.

A new book examines how Japan's early resort hotels have played a role in the country's architecture.

Classical Japanese architectural motifs enhance a surprising enclave in Tokyo.

An ingenious new museum in Japan evokes one of the world's best-known mountain peaks.

Hiroshi Sugimoto curates an exquisite collection of new buildings, antique architectural fragments, and historic stone artifacts.

A ramping structure in Japan provides a gathering space for a waning downtown.

The Japan Sword Museum sits amid the Kyu Yasuda Garden, a public park that once belonged to an 18th-century Samurai estate.

Bold in its program and form, a new arts building dramatically announces an experimental curriculum.

A restaurant is designed with few impediments to the water view.

A master recreates his homeland’s aura in a verdant American setting.