Ralph Adams Cram’s focus on traditional architecture, with design principles still relevant today, explains why his book “Impressions of Japanese Architecture,” first published in 1905, has stood the ...

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Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s western coast on Monday. The full extent of ...

When Japan's booming postwar economy hit the wall in the late 1980s, the shock struck deep into the country's architectural and urban design communities. They had long been accustomed to generous ...

When he visits the remote Japanese island of Omishima, world-famous architect Toyo Ito often gets asked what he’s doing “out in the sticks, doing something that’s not even architecture.” In fact, Ito, ...

Just as the color and scent of flowers are influenced by sunlight, water, and air, so the beauty of architecture also depends on its natural environment. This is particularly true of Japanese ...

Japan’s built environment is undergoing a shift that is quiet in tone but significant in direction. After decades shaped by standardization and a broadly shared national vocabulary, architects and ...

Fukasawa, a residential area in south-west Tokyo, is quietly known for its architectural charm, with typically small ...

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” ...