Hiroshi Nakamura and NAP Architects' New Green-Roofed Tokyo Plaza Features a Dizzying Kaleidoscopic Entrance
[gallery_extend] The roof garden’s heart has a hexagonal communal table with trees sprouting and a...
Hiroshima’s Optical Glass House Hides a Secret Garden Behind its Glazed Façade
[gallery_extend] The Optical Glass House sits among tall buildings in downtown Hiroshima. Its glazed...
World's First Floating Wind-Current Turbine to be Installed Off Japanese Coast
Offshore wind farms and tidal energy facilities harness the power of the wind and the ocean - but why should we...
Fujiwaramuro Architects' House in Hanoura is Surrounded by Artificial Hills and Breezy Rice Fields
[gallery_extend] Perhaps the most unique aspect of this house is a number of small hills that surround...
Toyo Ito’s Daylit Odate Dome Shrugs Off Snowstorms and Monsoons in Japan
[gallery_extend] Toyo Ito's Odate Dome was completed back in June 1997. The building is a great social...
Tezuka Architects' Amazing Fuji Kindergarten Wraps Around a 100-Year-Old Zelkova Tree
[gallery_extend] Situated in the city of Tachikawa, Fuji Kindergarten follows the Japanese architectural...
Japanese Scientists Develop Pollen-Free Cedar Trees to Help Allergy Sufferers
A team of scientists from the Japan-basedForestry and Forest Products Research Institute just announced they have...
New Skyscraper-Deconstruction Technique Harvests Energy from Demolition Process
Demolishing tall buildings is typically a loud and messy process that produces a lot of dust and not a lot of building...
Japan's Tiny Coffin-Sized Apartments Make Your College Dorm Room Look Like a Palace
[gallery_extend] To combat a lack of affordable housing in the capital city of Tokyo, landlords have...
Birch Trees and Antiques Create a Fairytale Woodland in Japan's Onico Beauty Salon
[gallery_extend] A fan of antiques and do-it-yourself projects, the client was responsible for a great...
Japanese Prime Minister Announces Plans to Start Bringing Nuclear Power Plants Back Online
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced today that Japan plans to begin restarting its idled nuclear plants...
Modern Charred Timber Rooftecture HH Home in Japan Boasts Abundant Daylighting
[gallery_extend] Rooftecture HH was designed to do ensure that the inhabitants would still feel an intense...
Rooftecture OT2: Endo Shuhei's Perforated Building Permits Air and Light While Blocking Peeping Toms in Japan
[gallery_extend] Shuhei has built a series of structures using industrial-chic metal facades, but few...
House H: Y Beams, Hanging Floors and Irregular Cutouts Transform a Tiny Japanese Home
[gallery_extend] In order to create a playful sense of expansiveness on the inside of the Matsudo City...
Même Experimental House: A Luminous Reinterpretation of Japanese Earth and Grass Architecture
[gallery_extend] Instead of using earth and grass, Kengo Kuma framed Même – Experimental House with...
