Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi, Japan (1995-2001); left: exterior view; right: detail of interior support tube (photos ©Naoya Hatakeyama, courtesy of The Museum of ...

Discover contemporary Japanese architecture that harmonizes modern living with rich artisanal traditions and versatile wooden ...

Following its very own principles, Japanese architecture is a true exhibition in balance: balance between history and modernity, between tradition and innovation. It is everything from centuries-old ...

At the beginning of 2020, interior designer Brygida Michon and her husband, Neil Rajpal, had just moved back from Paris to New York, and were looking for a tranquil home away from home, outside of the ...

[Part 1. The background of the modern skiya style]. The sukiya style in perspective -- Wabi : the spiritual basis of the sukiya style -- Origins and early development of the sukiya style -- The ...

According to Günter Nitschke in his book about Japanese Gardens, the washitsu emerged alongside the development of the Japanese dry landscape garden during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. During ...

Kengo Kuma and Associates, a world-renowned Japanese architecture firm, recently completed the Kusugibashi Bridge in Osogoe, Shuto Town, Iwakuni City in Japan. The bridge is a replacement for the old ...

Preface : a new use of history -- The "new Japanese school" -- Characteristics of the Japanese modern mannerism -- Modernisation and the use of architectural tradition -- Epilogue : Japanese modern ...