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The Evolution of Japan’s Modern Houses Tells the Story of Its Postwar Comeback

A fascinating new book chronicles unorthodox Japanese residential architecture over the past almost 80 years. When World War II ended, Japan found itself not just battered and broke, but also in the ...
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Yamabiko Is the Ultimate Japanese Tiny House, Actually Built in Japan

Japanese minimalism is such an inspirational design trend and even lifestyle philosophy that many builders all over the world have embraced it for their mobile dwellings. Yamabiko is special. It ...
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The contemporary tea house : Gendai no chashitsu : Japan's top architects redefine a tradition / Arata Isozaki, Tadao Ando, Terunobu Fujimori ; additional text by Kengo Kuma ...

Introduction -- Arata Isozaki. Kobo-an ; Uji-an ; Yoidorebune ; Sanchu-kyo ; Kenshu-an -- Tadao Ando. Tea House in Oyodo ; Tea House for Soseikan ; Paper Tea House ; Tea House in Sakura Garden -- ...
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MoMA’s New Japanese Architecture: A Vision for the Future That’s Already Here

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 ...