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Sunny Hills : Kengo Kuma’s, Sunny hill was inspired from a Bamboo basket joint system called “Jiigoku-Gumi. The delicate façade may appear purely decorative
The Jerde Partnership’s Namba Parks, in Osaka, Japan, was just named one of the winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2009 Awards of Excellence: Asia...
"the house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace."
More than 4 billion people live in urban areas globally. It’s now projected that by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. So no wonder we pay more importance to the buildings and structures around us.
Image 1 of 18 from gallery of Nikunotoriko / Ryoji Iedokoro Architecture Office. Photograph by Satoru Umetsu/Nacasa & Partners Inc.
You can see this building from a running Yamanote line train. Information on web says that it is designed by a well-known architect.
Situated at the foot of the Japan Alps lies the picturesque city of Matsumoto. Find out how to explore Japan's coolest castle with this Matsumoto itinerary.
Angular, geometric shapes, hard edges, and monolithic constructions. You are either in a Lego set or looking at an example of brutalist architecture. It’s a devise style, with some seeing it as the pinnacle of function over form, while others just think of endless, soulless commie blocks, with rotting, exposed concrete.
SAI Studio have completed a home for a young family in a residential area of Osaka, who were after a space where they could feel connected to nature.
Image 7 of 14 from gallery of + node / UID Architects. Photograph by Hiroshi Ueda