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 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 ...

Riken Yamamoto of Japan is recognized for modest designs that inspire social connection and both literal and figurative transparency. Riken YamamotoCredit...Tom Welsh/The Pritzker Architecture Prize ...

Readers of RECORD have always been intrigued by houses that architects design for themselves. One reason is that, without client-driven compromises, the completed project is more likely to embody its ...

Innovation is thriving around the world—and the latest results from the A' Design Award & Competition make that clear. The 2024–2025 edition has recognized 1,823 remarkable designs from 115 countries ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...