Another way in which Japanese design ideas can be integrated into Indian homes is by adopting the Muji philosophy of letting ...

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 ...

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 ...

At first glance, Japan and Scandinavia may not seem the most obvious pairing. Thousands of miles apart, they differ vastly in climate and culture. Yet a fusion of Japanese and Scandi design aesthetics ...

In 2016, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York hosted an intriguing exhibition titled *‘Japan’s Constellation: Ito Toyo, SANAA, and Beyond,’* exploring contemporary Japanese architecture. The ...

At the beginning of 2020, interior designer Brygida Michon and her husband, Neil Rajpal, had just moved back from Paris to New York, and were looking for a tranquil home away from home, outside of the ...

The Japanese House Since 1945, by Naomi Pollock. Foreword by Tadao Ando. Thames & Hudson, 400 pages, $85, click to enlarge. “For Japanese architecture, the history of its modernization has also been a ...

The first museum in Japan devoted entirely to architectural models opened recently, aimed at archiving and preserving the miniature prototypes of Japanese architects’ structures now scattered around ...

Serpentine Pavilion 2019, Design Render, Exterior View, © Junya Ishigami + Associates Ishigami's design for the pavilion takes the form of a slate sheet rising from ...