I got my first impression of Japanese culture through real-time strategy games, where choosing to play with the civilization meant getting disciplined units and sleek pagodas, and I've been a fan of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover home design and luxury real estate. There are few architects who can say they’ve sold full residential towers in a matter ...

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 ...

Born in 1941, Ando rose with his home country out of the ashes of World War II, with his early influences ranging from the Tōdai-ji and Kinkaku-ji temples in the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto to ...

"The Constructed Other argues that a widespread assumption of the inherent otherness of Japanese architecture made it not only a test of the universality of Western architectural theories but also a ...

Editor’s Note: Design for Impact is a series spotlighting architectural solutions for communities displaced by the climate crisis, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. Scenes of ...

Ever since the Great Exhibition opened its doors in London 174 years ago, the World’s Fair has offered nations a chance to show off the greatest inventions of the age. But Expos of recent decades have ...

Continuing his work exploring the office spaces of architecture studios from around the world, Archmospheres photographer Marc Goodwin has reached Japan, where he captured the workspace of ...

Tokyo’s skyline has been increasingly crowded by construction cranes since Japan’s winning bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. For some, they represent progress and economic promise; for others, ...

Japan has one of the world’s most admired architectural traditions, one that has influenced Western artists and architects from the mid-19th century to the present. But at home Japanese architects ...

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 ...