Japan remains an architectural hothouse, bursting with some of the most original and daring designs anywhere. This book—well-organized,beautifully illustrated, with insightful commentary-provides an excellent overview of the best work from the past ten years. A must-have for architects, connoisseurs of great design,and anyone who wants to come take a look for themselves.
New Japan Architecture presents 48 extraordinary projects by 42 of the world's leading architects in Japan. Most of the projects were completed during the past five years a period considered to be the most innovative in recent Japanese design history. Through these projects the reader is taken on a tour of current trends which point the way to future directions in modern architecture. Some buildings exhibit the ultimate ideal of the white Zen cube while others exemplify the search for the new wow factor in iconic design.Cutting-edge modernity is counterbalanced by a concern for sustainability which has motivated many architects to rethink and reintroduce concepts drawn from traditional Japanese architecture. Projects big and small, private and public, residential and commercial are included.The insightful text by two leading experts in the field of Japanese architecture highlights the remarkable aspects of each building and places these developments in Japan within the wider context of world architecture.
Preface by Cesar Pelli
Foreword by Fumihiko Maki
FROM WABI SABI TO WHITE CUBES
ARCHITECTURE FOR LIVING
PASSAGE HOUSE
WEEKEND HOUSE ALLEY
HOUSE IN KITAKAMAKUfiA
HOUSE LIKEA MUSEUM
COAL HOUSE
HOUSE N
HOUSE C
M HOUSE
OKURAYAMA APARTMENTS
A RING--ALUMINUM RING HOUSE 3
C-1 (CURIOSITY 1) HOUSE
JARDIN
NATURAL CUBES
GLASHAUS
ARCHITECTURE FOR CULTURE
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
MIHAfiA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART
THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO
BUBBLETECTURE H
NAKAMURA KEITH HARING MUSEUM
NEZU MUSEUM
INUJIMA ART PRQJECT"SEIRENSHO"
SHIMANE MUSEUM OF ANCIENTIZUMO
ARCHITECTURE FOR LEARNING
TECHNO-PLAZA OTA
TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OETECHNOLOGY (KAIT) WORKSHOP
FUKUTAKE HALL, UNIVERSITYOFTOKYO
FUJI KINDERGARTEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
MODE GAKUEN COCOON TOWER
TAMA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES
NISHIMACHI iNTERNATIONAL SCHOOLYASHIRO MEDIA CENTER
ARCHITECTURE FOR WORK
NAMICSTECHNOCORE
TOKYO MIDTOWN
SIAAOYAMA BUILDING
F-TOWN BUILDING
ARCHITECTURE FOR CONSUMERS
THE ICEBERG
PRADA AOYAMA EPICENTER
TOD'S OMOTESANDO
NICOLAS G. HAYEKCENTER
DE BEERSGINZA BUILDING
GYRE BUILDING
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE CITY
FUSSA CITY HALL
HYUGA CITY STATION
MONUMENT AT SHIN-YATSUSHIRO
ARCHITECTURE FOR RENEWAL
TOMAMU TOWERS
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF JAPAN
GiNZAN ONSEN FUJIYA
Architects
Acknowledgments and Credits