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Japanese Architecture refers to both the traditional and historical styles of building design construction that have evolved in Japan over time and Japan’s contemporary architecture. It is characterized by the use of natural materials such as wood, stone, and paper and features an emphasis on minimalism, simplicity, and harmony with nature. Japanese architecture’s key elements include sloping tiled roofs, sliding doors, shoji screens, and an open floor plan that integrates indoor and outdoor spaces. These styles have been influenced by various historical periods and cultural traditions, including religious temples, palaces, and tea houses. Japanese Architecture is known for its beauty and elegance and is considered an essential part of Japan’s cultural heritage.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan), designed by Kunio Maekawa in 1957, opened in April 1961. The building was Japan’s first concert hall and was located in Tokyo’s…
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The Marine City projects by Kiyonori Kikutake, designed between 1958 and 1963, are the first and most influential proposals to build ‘Megastructures’ into the sea after the dissolution of C.I.A.M….
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The Benesse House Museum, located in Naoshima, Japan, is an internationally renowned art museum and a unique destination for art and architecture enthusiasts. Designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the…
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In the late ’60s, Togo Murano was asked to re-design the earlier wooden facilities of the Japan Lutheran Theological Seminary, one of the leading theological study centers in Japan and…
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The Fussa City Hall, by Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto, stands 40 kilometers away from Tokyo and was brought to completion in 2008. The project features two symmetrically designed towers clad…
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Kengo Kuma completed his first building in Australia: a spiraling six-story structure at the heart of Sydney’s darling square district. The civic center is known as ‘The Darling Exchange’ and…
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Toyo Ito, the acclaimed Japanese architect, created the stunning White U House in 1976 as a tribute to his late brother-in-law, with the intention of providing a serene and tranquil…
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The house the Australian architecture duo Bolles + Wilson designed and built between 1990 and 1993 for Mr. Suzuki in Tokyo is a playful unicum, yet a perfectly contextualized fragment in the…
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Ordinary backdrops is a series of photographs by Louise de Belles that capture the beauty of the ordinary as well as commonplaces of Japanese cities that embrace imperfection. Ordinary : adjective 1. With no…
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Located in Mount Rokko, with spectacular views overlooking Kobe, the ‘House in rokko’ by Japanese Architect Yo Shimada explores how architecture can minimize physical impacts upon the environment while maintaining the…
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Built in the corner of an old town, House D is a single-family house designed by Japanese Architect Jun Igarashi. It encourages relationships and continuity between internal and external spaces.
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The Nishida House, designed by Yoji Watanabe in 1966, is an example of Japan’s architectural developments in the postwar era. At a time of rapid urbanization and evolving design approaches,…
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Completed in 2003, the Laminated House designed by Japanese Architect Hiroaki Ohtani is made with pre-cast concrete strips, stacked unevenly to allow stairs, furniture, and floors to be inserted in the gaps.
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ABE House designed by Japanese Architects Urban Architecture Office is a single family dwelling in Tama-shi, a residential district of Tokyo. Imagined as an outdoor garden, the interior circulation of this houses creates a journey as inhabitants…
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