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 ...

Located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima is part of a cluster islands that includes Teshima and Inujima, where art and nature merge. At the heart of this project is renowned architect Tadao Ando, ...

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 ...

At first glance, Japan and Scandinavia may not seem the most obvious pairing. Thousands of miles apart, they differ vastly in climate and culture. Yet a fusion of Japanese and Scandi design aesthetics ...

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” ...

In major structures in a dozen countries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Mr. Isozaki absorbed and reinterpreted Eastern and Western traditions. By Joseph Giovannini Arata ...

Bruce Goff, who designed LACMA’s Japanese Pavilion, is largely unknown to the public but made a lasting impact on the art world. Disciples of Goff’s approach adapted his radical approach in the Bay ...