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Understanding Japanese Architecture Is Lesson One for Anyone Who Wants a Sleek, Harmonic Home

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 ...
The Atlantic

Japanese Architecture: A Visit to Some Typical Buildings

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” ...
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The impact of Japanese spatial planning on urban homes

The beauty of negative space and intentionally designed homes that are rooted in human well-being is the call of the hour ...
Dezeen

Tile-clad Japanese buildings inform self-designed office in Valencia

Architect Paloma Bau and creative director Ausiàs Pérez have collaborated on designing their shared office in Valencia, Spain ...
CNN

This ‘zero waste’ Japanese building is made from 700 donated windows

Planks of burgundy cedar wood frame 700 mismatched windows, forming a patchwork quilt of glass panes against a backdrop of mountain peaks and rolling groves of evergreens. The facade of the Kamikatsu ...