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- Tadao Ando embeds open-air prayer hall around massive 15-year-old Buddha statue Fri, 28 Jul 17, 11:14pmJapanese architect Tadao Ando's amazing work usually impresses, but his latest project is particularly breathtaking. Charged with creating a more serene environment for a beloved 44-feet-tall Buddha sculpture, which had stood...
- Kengo Kuma's Turkish art museum is made of stacked timber boxes Mon, 24 Apr 17, 9:03pmProlific architect Kengo Kuma just unveiled plans for an amazing timber museum in Turkey. According to the architects, the Odunpazari Modern Art Museum will be an expansive complex made up of obliquely stacked wooden boxes,...
- Giants of Japanese architecture design prototypes for houses of the future Mon, 8 Aug 16, 9:03pmShigeru Ban's Open House with Condensed Core proposes that plumbing water and waste could be funneled through the ceiling instead of floors to provide more organizational flexibility...
- House Vision 2 Expo: Japanese architects design prototypes for houses of the future Mon, 8 Aug 16, 9:03pmShigeru Ban's Open House with Condensed Core proposes that plumbing water and waste could be funneled through the ceiling instead of floors to provide more organizational flexibility...
- Tokyo’s refurbished 17th century Buddhist temple marries modern aesthetics with Edo period architecture Tue, 8 Mar 16, 5:04pmOver 60 years after the Tsunyuji temple was first rebuilt, Tokyo-based Satoru Hirota Architects were commissioned to refurbish the old building and add a few new facilities...
- Tokyo’s refurbished 17th century Buddhist temple marries modern and Edo period architecture Tue, 8 Mar 16, 5:04pmOver 60 years after the Tsunyuji temple was first rebuilt, Tokyo-based Satoru Hirota Architects were commissioned to refurbish the old building and add a few new facilities...
- Japanese sculpture memorializes 18,000 people dead or missing after the 2011 earthquake Thu, 11 Feb 16, 5:00pmThe laminated stones stacked to create the curving walls represent the victims and are topped with a mirrored stainless steel and slate shingles. The architects, Hiroya Kobiki and Noritaka Ishikawa, used the building materials...
- Japan’s CYIN House on stilts shelters a small winter garden Thu, 31 Dec 15, 8:00pmThe owners commissioned Archi LAB to design a house on the same plot with their parents' house in a residential neighborhood of Asahikawa. By placing the house near a road at the south end of the plot, the architects created...
- Japan’s CYIN House on stilts shelters a small winter garden like a canopy Thu, 31 Dec 15, 8:00pmThe owners commissioned Archi LAB to design a house on the same plot with their parents' house in a residential neighborhood of Asahikawa. By placing the house near a road at the south end of the plot, the architects created...
- Tidy Japanese home mimics the greenhouse effect to keep warm Thu, 24 Dec 15, 5:00amThe house is located in the city of Sapporo, capital of Japan's Hokkaido island. It comprises two distinct spaces-Small House and Large Terrace. The former was designed as an inexpensive yet highly insulated space with a...
- Nozomi Nakabayashi’s dreamy house in the sky is made from locally-sourced and reclaimed materials Tue, 19 May 15, 1:20amThis cozy prefab Hut on Stilts is a great micro-home for those looking to escape the bustling city life and spent time in a peaceful natural setting. The tiny building elevated from the ground, sitting on wooden columns,...
- Tiny Hut on Stilts is made from locally-sourced and reclaimed materials Mon, 18 May 15, 3:00pmThis cozy prefab Hut on Stilts is a great micro-home for those looking to escape the bustling city life and spent time in a peaceful natural setting. The tiny building elevated from the ground, sitting on wooden columns,...
- Sasaki Architectured convert a former disco club into an office space with floating walls Fri, 1 May 15, 6:30amIt is difficult to imagine this sleek office space in Japan was once a disco. The former warehouse club was transformed by local studio Sasaki Architecture into a bright minimalist space with high ceilings and walls that...
- Sasaki Architecture convert a former disco club into an office space with floating walls and pillars Thu, 30 Apr 15, 8:00pmIt is difficult to imagine this sleek office space in Japan was once a disco. The former warehouse club was transformed by local studio Sasaki Architecture into a bright minimalist space with high ceilings and walls that...
- Passage of Landscape House soaks up light, winds and sounds of Japanese rice fields Tue, 28 Apr 15, 1:00amThis beautiful house in Toyota, Japan, designed by studio ihrmk, is dominated by passages that connect it to the scenery of the adjacent terraced paddy field...