Understanding Japanese Architecture Is Lesson One for Anyone Who Wants a Sleek, Harmonic Home

Following its very own principles, Japanese architecture is a true exhibition in balance: balance between history and ...
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In the Japanese Alps, these villages preserve a one-of-a-kind architecture

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional Japanese architecture: thatched cottages with sloping roofs, designed to ...
The Atlantic

Japanese Architecture: A Visit to Some Typical Buildings

INTEREST in Japanese architecture seems to be steadily rising in the United States. American architectural periodicals show an increasing impact of Japanese influence. The Japanese “Pine Breeze House” ...
TreeHugger

New Japanese House by Alts Design Office Is Influenced by Traditional Design

It is all about the progression through the spaces. We have often seen new Japanese houses that are...weird, and certainly not "traditional." Sumiou Mizumoto of Alts Design Office shows us a new house ...
Vanity Fair

“I Will Never Give Up Creating, Because to Create Is to Live”

Born in 1941, Ando rose with his home country out of the ashes of World War II, with his early influences ranging from the Tōdai-ji and Kinkaku-ji temples in the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto to ...
New Atlas

Traditional Japanese dining experience inspires micro-apartment design

Hong Kong-based architectural studio Sim-Plex has created a stunning micro-home inspired by Japanese culture. The U. Izakaya House in the 57-story Grand Waterfront Plaza, Hong Kong, boasts clever ...