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 ...

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Shofuso, a 17th-century-style house that was designed by one of Japan’s most well-known architects, Junzō Yoshimura, was constructed in 1953. It became one of the most influential Japanese homes of ...

(CNN) — Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s western coast on Monday. The full ...

Riken Yamamoto has been announced as 2024 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. In its citation, the jury praised the 78-year-old Japanese architect, educator, and social advocate for producing ...

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” ...

Arata Isozaki, once called the “emperor of Japanese architecture,” was crowned with the industry’s highest honor: the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Isozaki, 87, will be the 46th person to receive ...

A place where “to create” and “to use” are united as one, Umaki Camp. Image Courtesy of dot architects, Yuma Harada Exhibition design concept drawing, 2023. Image Courtesy of o+h architects ...

Editor’s Note: This article was published in partnership with Artsy, the global platform for discovering and collecting art. The original article can be seen here. In 1952, Japan faced newfound ...