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- Century-old Japanese townhouse reborn as Blue Bottle Coffees first Kyoto location Thu, 7 Jun 18, 1:00amJapanese architecture firm Schemata Architects has unveiled Blue Bottle Coffee’s first outpost in Kyoto - and it's housed in a century-old building...
- Stunning gingko tree in China drops an ocean of golden leaves Wed, 2 Dec 15, 5:30amIn this world of modern miracles, sometimes simple pleasures are the best. Thousands of people for all over China have travelled to the Zhongnan Mountains to look at a tree. It's not just any tree, but a Gingko that, every...
- A lush bamboo forest thrives atop the Ekouin Buddhist Temple in Tokyo Wed, 28 Oct 15, 8:38amTraditionally the intent to fuse architecture and nature has been always present in Japanese culture. However, one hardly can associate a Buddhist temple with such contemporary design boldly bringing bamboo up into the sky....
- Glistening glass tea house built near Kyoto Buddhist temple Thu, 30 Apr 15, 12:30amYoshioka explains that traditional ceremonies incorporate elements of nature, usually by having tea houses surrounded by lavish gardens. He brings nature inside via the ripple designs on the interior glass surfaces, which...
- Mind-Blowing LEGO Temple Folds Together Like a Pop-Up Book! Sat, 17 Nov 12, 7:49amLEGO bricks were some of our favorite toys as children – hidden in those brightly-colored blocks was the potential to build practically anything, so long as that something involved a lot of right angles...
- Spiraling Day-Lit Buddhist Temple Rises from a Pool of Floating Lotuses in China Wed, 11 Jul 12, 2:52amRead the rest of Spiraling Day-Lit Buddhist Temple Rises from a Pool of Floating Lotuses in China Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist Temple, china, Daylighting, eco design,...