INTEREST in Japanese architecture seems to be steadily rising in the United States. American architectural periodicals show an increasing impact of Japanese influence. The Japanese “Pine Breeze House” ...

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 ...

As a prayer for recovery from illness, the Japanese emperor Yōmei once vowed to erect a temple in honor of the Buddha. Although Yōmei did not live to see it built, the Hōryū Temple survives to this ...

Contemporary Japanese Architecture (cover). Courtesy of TASCHEN. The contemporary architecture of Japan has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite ...

The time of awakening must come sooner or later, continued Mr. Wright, And then the country will be face to face with the costly necessity of getting rid of all these modern architectural ...

TYRINGHAM — A historic Japanese warehouse that stood for over a century is getting a second life — in rural Massachusetts. A new business is rescuing the frames of century-old Japanese buildings from ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Japan Engineer District’s commander, Col. Gary Bonham, made a visit to the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force’s (JGSDF) engineer school in Ibaraki, Japan, recently. The ...

On the island of Okinawa, Japan, the chill vibes of a beach vacation hot spot have an unexpected architectural backdrop. Most of the buildings are made of harsh, imposing concrete. Paul Tulett is a ...

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 ...