Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...

880-04 Originally published in Japanese as Gendai Nihon Kenchikuka Retsuden by Kawade Shobō Shinsha in 2011. Includes new preface for English edition. Rising from the ashes : The prewar generation. A ...

Tokyo’s skyline has been increasingly crowded by construction cranes since Japan’s winning bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. For some, they represent progress and economic promise; for others, ...

Media coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Jun’ya Ishigami and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ...

Following its very own principles, Japanese architecture is a true exhibition in balance: balance between history and modernity, between tradition and innovation. It is everything from centuries-old ...