
Our latest “Ask an Architect” column with architect Keiji Ashizawa is now up over at Neojaponisme, this time covering the topic of insulation.
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Our latest “Ask an Architect” column with architect Keiji Ashizawa is now up over at Neojaponisme, this time covering the topic of insulation.
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PingMag interviews Ken Oyama about his passion for housing complexes. Oyama is behind the new photo book DANCHI NO KENKYU (AN ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING COMPLEXES).
Comments (3) Category: Architecture • Books • PhotographyWithout knowing it was by Jun Aoki, the first time I walked past the Aoyama Project building I did find a passing resemblance to Aoki’s Louis Vuitton store in Ginza (the arrangement of the windows). See more photos of the building at Design Hub. Via Dezain.net.
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Atelier Bow-Wow update their site with images of a few recent projects, including the Nora House, House Crane, and Sway House (pictured above). Via Dezain.net.
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VernissageTV presents a video look at the SANAA retrospective, “SANAA: Works 1998-2008,” currently running at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City (SANAA designed the museum’s new building). Via Dezain.net.
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Dezeen updates with two Japanese projects (and of course plenty of photos). First, Shigeru Ban’s Paper Tea House (pictured above), and then the NE Apartments (pictured below) by Akiyoshi Takagi, Yuji Nakae, and Hirofumi Ono.


Designboom covers a few projects from Kiyonobu Nakagame Architects.
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Dezeen posts a few photos of Kiyonobu Nakagame’s “House in Shonandai.”
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DWELL’s Audrey Tempelsman reports from Tokyo for the magazine’s blog. Via Dezain.net.
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Dezeen posts plenty of photos of the Nissan Grandrive event hall in Yokosuka, by architect Akihito Fumita.
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PingMag takes us on an architectural tour of Omotesando, the first in a series.
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Designboom covers some of the works of Tokyo-based Kochi Architects Studio, including House KN, pictured above.
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The KEN-Platz site has a few photos of the construction work currently underway for the Tadao Ando-designed Shibuya station expansion. Via Dezain.net.
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Paul Baron’s “Uroko House” sleeping area, designed by Point Architects, makes an appearance in the current issue of SHINKENCHIKU magazine.
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I write a monthly column covering Japanese product design for The Japan Times, called "On Design." It appears on the fourth Tuesday of every month, in both the print edition and online.
I contribute a weekly round-up covering the latest product and interior design happenings from Tokyo and Japan for MoCo Loco. It gets posted on Wednesdays, and you can find links to previous posts here.
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