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Home » Japan

Articles Tagged with ''Japan''

Enoura Observatory

Enoura Observatory by Hiroshi Sugimoto

Odawara, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
February 7, 2018
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Hiroshi Sugimoto curates an exquisite collection of new buildings, antique architectural fragments, and historic stone artifacts.


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Ota Museum & Library

OTA Museum & Library by Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office

Ota, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
February 5, 2018
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A ramping structure in Japan provides a gathering space for a waning downtown.


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Erretegia Restaurant

Erretegia Restaurant by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Hiroshima, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
August 1, 2017
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A restaurant is designed with few impediments to the water view.


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Kamikatz Public House

Kamikatz Public House

Kamikatsu, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
June 1, 2017
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A combined brewery, bar, and general store in Kamikatsu, Japan, takes recycling to new heights.


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Facet Studio

Design Vanguard 2016: Facet Studio

A bicontinental practice unearths hidden meaning to create refined architecture.
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
December 1, 2016
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What’s in a name? For Facet Studio, the answer is: the firm’s philosophy.


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MAD Clover House

MAD Architects Transforms Home into Whimsical, Cave-like Kindergarten

The Clover House marks the firm’s first-ever project in Japan.
Anna Fixsen
August 23, 2016
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Ma Yansong may be known for creating hallucinatory architectural forms—from a mountain-inspired residential complex to a horseshoe-shaped hotel—but now the architect has put a kid-friendly spin on his approach.


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Umeda Hospital

Umeda Hospital by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Hikari, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
July 1, 2016
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Kengo Kuma introduces new materials to take the edge off his earlier concrete design.


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Jukatu: Japanese Houses

Jukatu: Japanese Houses

Miriam Sitz
April 1, 2016
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Named for the conventional Japanese word meaning “house,” Naomi Pollock’s book surveys the “wonderful, as well as the weird” residential architecture of Japan.


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Gifu Media Cosmos, Gifu, Japan

Toyo Ito Libraries in Japan and Taiwan

The Pritzker Prize-winning architect entices visitors to both explore and linger at a pair of libraries in different countries.
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
January 1, 2016
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With the proliferation of digital data, the private laptop has been taking a toll on the public library.


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Sayama Lakeside Cemetary Oark

Sayama Lakeside Cemetery Park Community Hall and Forest Chapel

A Separate Peace: Two bold yet thoughtful structures elevate the architecture of grieving and remembrance at burial grounds near Tokyo.
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
July 16, 2015
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Two bold yet thoughtful structures elevate the architecture of grieving and remembrance at burial grounds near Tokyo.


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