Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth
This post was originally published on this site Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in…
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Japan now has 9 million vacant homes
This post was originally published on this site Latest statistics from the Japanese government show the number of vacant homes stood at a record 8.99…
Town to block Mount Fuji view over nuisance tourist snappers
This post was originally published on this site A Lawson store with Mount Fuji in the background in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama prefecture, which…
IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan
This post was originally published on this site Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan, which local studio IGArchitects designed with…
Japan’s $64bn maglev train delayed ‘at least seven years’
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers A maglev train undergoing testing in 2020 (Saruno Hirobano/CC BY-SA 4.0) Central Japan Railway (JR…
Japan’s tallest building completed in Tokyo
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Images courtesy of Pelli Clarke & Partners Japan’s tallest building, the Mori JP Tower, designed…
Riken Yamamoto, the ultimate community architect, wins 2024 Pritzker Prize
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Riken Yamamoto (Tom Welsh/Pritzker Prize) Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto has been awarded the 2024 Pritzker…
Klein Dytham Architecture wraps Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore with “flowing” steel roof
This post was originally published on this site Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has designed a bookstore wrapped with an undulating steel roof resembling “outstretched…
India’s L&T wins ‘significant’ Jakarta MRT extension job
This post was originally published on this site L&T Construction has won a rail systems contract worth at least $120.7m to fit out the Jakarta…
Akio Isshiki Architects refreshes House in Hattori-Tenjin with playful void
This post was originally published on this site Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has updated a house in Osaka by adding a multi-level void designed…