How Frank Gehry’s provocative designs go from concept to reality
[gallery_extend] Gehry, Pritzker Prize laureate, is the 86-year-old architect who has been constructing...
Floating Kengo Kuma building clad in cedar strips lands on Tokyo University campus
[gallery_extend] The 61-year-old Tokyo based Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is famous for his layered...
Tokyo's first multistory building made of 100% wood overcomes rigid fire regulations
[gallery_extend] Interestingly, the wooden layered LVL wall (developed in Japan by the Japan LVL association,...
Vo Trong Nghia builds a lush rooftop pavilion with nothing but bamboo and rope
[gallery_extend] The structure is composed of three elements: the grid, which creates the volume, 11...
MUJI unveils trio of tiny prefab homes that can pop up almost anywhere
[gallery_extend] The temporary Muji Hut exhibition included Jasper Morrison’s ‘Hut of Cork,’ Konstantin...
A lush bamboo forest thrives atop the Ekouin Buddhist Temple in Tokyo
[gallery_extend] Traditionally, the intent to fuse architecture and nature has always been present in...
Book and Bed offers a novel lodging experience for readers in Tokyo
[gallery_extend] Book and Bed is a low-key, unassuming space, which relies on minimalist design. It...
Playful nursery in Japan invites children to frolic among the clouds
[gallery_extend] Though the clouds at the daycare don't literally change shape, the space seems to change...
Tiny Tsubomi House is a Multi-Level Residence that Blooms Atop a Cookie Shop
[gallery_extend] The Tsubomi House is focused around its central staircase, which is made of concrete...
Zaha Hadid abandons bid for the new 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo
Zaha Hadid Architects and their Japanese partner, Nikken Sekkei, have withdrawn from the competition for the 2020...
Starpilots' shingle-clad Housecut in Tokyo was built to shrink in size
[gallery_extend] The three similar forms clad in shingles that make up the structure are based on the...
Now you can rent a room in Japan's Nakagin Capsule Tower via Airbnb
[gallery_extend] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRJE2caPNY Ginza's Nakagin Capsule Tower is a rare...
Hiroki Tominaga uses 130 shipping pallets to design a fresh office space for $2300
[gallery_extend] Hiroki Tominaga Atelier used 130 pallets of varying quality for every aspect of the...
Kengo Kuma's striking renovation of a Tokyo eatery is made from thousands of re-used multicolored cables
[gallery_extend] Tetchan is located in Kichijoji, a suburb in Western Tokyo that is popular for its...
The Prefab MUJI House is a Daylit Minimalist Dream Home in Tokyo
[gallery_extend] The Japanese retailer recently built their first new dwelling in Tokyo. Designed to...
