saved.archi

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Country

Japan

Japan anchors much of the current seed corpus, spanning domestic experiments, museums, churches, and the fine-grained work of contemporary bureaus.

JP

A visual gallery of works currently linked to this country.

89

Regions

89

Cities

109

Works

16

Bureaus

17

Architects

2

Books

3

Jobs

Recent roles currently indexed across this country

Regions currently grouped under this country

Abeno-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Abeno-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Aoba-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Aoba-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Asahikawa

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Asahikawa is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Bandaijima

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Bandaijima is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Beppu

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Beppu is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Bunkyō-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Bunkyō-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Chiyoda

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Chiyoda is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Daiba

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Daiba is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Dazaifu

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Dazaifu is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Ginza

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Ginza is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Higashi-Matabēchō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Higashi-Matabēchō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Higashi-Shinbashi

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Higashi-Shinbashi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Higashiyama-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Higashiyama-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Himeji

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Himeji is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Hiroshima

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Hiroshima is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Hondamachi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Hondamachi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Ichibanboridōri-chō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Ichibanboridōri-chō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Imabari

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Imabari is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Ishikawa

Japan

1 cities · 1 works · 1 books

A regional context where contemporary cultural buildings sit in dialogue with historic urban fabric and public space.

Izumo

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Izumo is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Jingūmae

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Jingūmae is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Jinnan

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Jinnan is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Jūnichō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Jūnichō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kai

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kai is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kanan

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kanan is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kashihara

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kashihara is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Katsuyama

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Katsuyama is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kioichō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kioichō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kita-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kita-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kitaibaraki City

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kitaibaraki City is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kitanomaru Park

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kitanomaru Park is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kochi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kochi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kudanminami

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Kudanminami is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Marugame

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Marugame is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Marunouchi

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Marunouchi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Matsue

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Matsue is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Minami-Aoyama

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Minami-Aoyama is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Minami-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Minami-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Minato

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Minato is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Minatomirai

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Minatomirai is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Mito

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Mito is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Muromachi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Muromachi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nagakura

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nagakura is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nagasaki

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nagasaki is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nagatoro

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nagatoro is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nakajimachō

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Nakajimachō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nakanoshima

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nakanoshima is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nakase

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nakase is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Naoshima

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Naoshima is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nara

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nara is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nipponbashi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nipponbashi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nishi-Ikebukuro

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Nishi-Ikebukuro is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Nishi-Shinjuku

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Nishi-Shinjuku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Oita

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Oita is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Onagawa

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Onagawa is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Onomichi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Onomichi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Osaka

Japan

1 cities · 1 works · 1 books

A region central to Tadao Ando's early domestic and civic work, marked by compact urban conditions and precise spatial sequencing.

Osaka Prefecture

Japan

1 cities

A regional frame around Osaka that connects suburban religious architecture to the wider discipline of concrete modernism in Japan.

Ōtake-shi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Ōtake-shi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Puli Township

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Puli Township is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Rinkaichō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Rinkaichō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Roppongi

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Roppongi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sakae 2-chōme

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Sakae 2-chōme is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sakaide

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Sakaide is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sakata

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Sakata is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sakyō-ku

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Sakyō-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sekiguchi

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Sekiguchi is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sendagaya

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Sendagaya is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Shimukappu

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Shimukappu is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Suita

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Suita is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Takabatakechō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Takabatakechō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Takahanachō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Takahanachō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Takasaki

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Takasaki is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Takayama

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Takayama is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Takezono

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Takezono is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Toba

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Toba is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Tobata-ku

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Tobata-ku is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Tokiwa

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Tokiwa is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Tokyo

Japan

1 cities · 4 works · 1 books

A region where contemporary Japanese practice keeps testing new domestic, institutional, and urban relationships.

Toyama

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Toyama is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Toyama Prefecture

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Toyama Prefecture is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Toyota

Japan

1 cities · 3 works

Toyota is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Ueno-kōen

Japan

1 cities · 3 works

Ueno-kōen is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Wakasa

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Wakasa is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Wakayama

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Wakayama is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Yamaga

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Yamaga is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Yokoami

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Yokoami is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Yokosuka

Japan

1 cities · 2 works

Yokosuka is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Yūrakuchō

Japan

1 cities · 1 works

Yūrakuchō is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Cities currently grouped under this country

Abeno-ku

Abeno-ku, Japan

1 works

Abeno-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Abeno-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Aoba-ku

Aoba-ku, Japan

1 works

Aoba-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Aoba-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Asahikawa

Asahikawa, Japan

1 works

Asahikawa enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Asahikawa, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Bandaijima

Bandaijima, Japan

1 works

Bandaijima enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Bandaijima, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Beppu

Beppu, Japan

1 works

Beppu enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Beppu, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Bunkyō-ku

Bunkyō-ku, Japan

1 works

Bunkyō-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Bunkyō-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Chiyoda

Chiyoda, Japan

2 works

Chiyoda enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Chiyoda, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Daiba

Daiba, Japan

1 works

Daiba enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Daiba, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Dazaifu

Dazaifu, Japan

1 works

Dazaifu enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Dazaifu, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Ginza

Ginza, Japan

1 works

Ginza enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Ginza, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Higashi-Matabēchō

Higashi-Matabēchō, Japan

1 works

Higashi-Matabēchō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Higashi-Matabēchō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Higashi-Shinbashi

Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan

2 works

Higashi-Shinbashi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Higashiyama-ku

Higashiyama-ku, Japan

1 works

Higashiyama-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Higashiyama-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Himeji

Himeji, Japan

1 works

Himeji enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Himeji, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Hiroshima

Hiroshima, Japan

1 works

Hiroshima enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Hiroshima, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Hondamachi

Hondamachi, Japan

1 works

Hondamachi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Hondamachi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Ibaraki

Osaka Prefecture, Japan

1 works · 1 books

A quieter city in the Osaka region that holds one of the defining religious buildings of late twentieth-century architecture.

Ichibanboridōri-chō

Ichibanboridōri-chō, Japan

1 works

Ichibanboridōri-chō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Ichibanboridōri-chō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Imabari

Imabari, Japan

1 works

Imabari enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Imabari, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Izumo

Izumo, Japan

1 works

Izumo enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Izumo, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Jingūmae

Jingūmae, Japan

2 works

Jingūmae enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Jingūmae, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Jinnan

Jinnan, Japan

1 works

Jinnan enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Jinnan, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Jūnichō

Jūnichō, Japan

1 works

Jūnichō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Jūnichō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kai

Kai, Japan

1 works

Kai enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kai, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kanan

Kanan, Japan

1 works

Kanan enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kanan, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kanazawa

Ishikawa, Japan

1 works · 1 books

A historic city where SANAA's museum project reframed the contemporary art institution as an open public field.

Kashihara

Kashihara, Japan

1 works

Kashihara enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kashihara, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Katsuyama

Katsuyama, Japan

1 works

Katsuyama enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Katsuyama, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kioichō

Kioichō, Japan

1 works

Kioichō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kioichō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Japan

1 works

Kita-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kita-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kitaibaraki City

Kitaibaraki City, Japan

1 works

Kitaibaraki City enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kitaibaraki City, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kitanomaru Park

Kitanomaru Park, Japan

1 works

Kitanomaru Park enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kitanomaru Park, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kochi

Kochi, Japan

1 works

Kochi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kochi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Kudanminami

Kudanminami, Japan

1 works

Kudanminami enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kudanminami, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Marugame

Marugame, Japan

1 works

Marugame enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Marugame, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Marunouchi

Marunouchi, Japan

2 works

Marunouchi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Marunouchi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Matsue

Matsue, Japan

2 works

Matsue enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Matsue, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Minami-Aoyama

Minami-Aoyama, Japan

1 works

Minami-Aoyama enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Minami-Aoyama, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Minami-ku

Minami-ku, Japan

1 works

Minami-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Minami-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Minato

Minato, Japan

1 works

Minato enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Minato, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Minatomirai

Minatomirai, Japan

1 works

Minatomirai enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Minatomirai, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Mito

Mito, Japan

1 works

Mito enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Mito, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Muromachi

Muromachi, Japan

1 works

Muromachi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Muromachi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nagakura

Nagakura, Japan

1 works

Nagakura enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nagakura, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nagasaki

Nagasaki, Japan

1 works

Nagasaki enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nagasaki, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nagatoro

Nagatoro, Japan

1 works

Nagatoro enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nagatoro, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nakajimachō

Nakajimachō, Japan

2 works

Nakajimachō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nakajimachō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nakanoshima

Nakanoshima, Japan

1 works

Nakanoshima enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nakanoshima, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nakase

Nakase, Japan

1 works

Nakase enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nakase, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Naoshima

Naoshima, Japan

1 works

Naoshima enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Naoshima, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nara

Nara, Japan

1 works

Nara enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nara, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nipponbashi

Nipponbashi, Japan

1 works

Nipponbashi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nipponbashi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nishi-Ikebukuro

Nishi-Ikebukuro, Japan

1 works

Nishi-Ikebukuro enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nishi-Ikebukuro, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Nishi-Shinjuku

Nishi-Shinjuku, Japan

2 works

Nishi-Shinjuku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Nishi-Shinjuku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Oita

Oita, Japan

2 works

Oita enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Oita, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Onagawa

Onagawa, Japan

1 works

Onagawa enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Onagawa, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Onomichi

Onomichi, Japan

1 works

Onomichi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Onomichi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Osaka

Osaka, Japan

1 works · 2 bureaus · 1 books

A city of compact urban fabric and precise domestic experiments, central to Tadao Ando's early residential and civic work.

Ōtake-shi

Ōtake-shi, Japan

1 works

Ōtake-shi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Ōtake-shi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Puli Township

Puli Township, Japan

1 works

Puli Township enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Puli Township, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Rinkaichō

Rinkaichō, Japan

1 works

Rinkaichō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Rinkaichō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Roppongi

Roppongi, Japan

2 works

Roppongi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Roppongi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sakae 2-chōme

Sakae 2-chōme, Japan

1 works

Sakae 2-chōme enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sakae 2-chōme, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sakaide

Sakaide, Japan

1 works

Sakaide enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sakaide, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sakata

Sakata, Japan

1 works

Sakata enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sakata, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sakyō-ku

Sakyō-ku, Japan

2 works

Sakyō-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sakyō-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sekiguchi

Sekiguchi, Japan

1 works

Sekiguchi enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sekiguchi, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sendagaya

Sendagaya, Japan

1 works

Sendagaya enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sendagaya, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Shimukappu

Shimukappu, Japan

1 works

Shimukappu enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Shimukappu, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Suita

Suita, Japan

1 works

Suita enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Suita, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Takabatakechō

Takabatakechō, Japan

1 works

Takabatakechō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Takabatakechō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Takahanachō

Takahanachō, Japan

1 works

Takahanachō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Takahanachō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Takasaki

Takasaki, Japan

1 works

Takasaki enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Takasaki, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Takayama

Takayama, Japan

1 works

Takayama enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Takayama, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Takezono

Takezono, Japan

1 works

Takezono enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Takezono, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Toba

Toba, Japan

1 works

Toba enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Toba, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Tobata-ku

Tobata-ku, Japan

1 works

Tobata-ku enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Tobata-ku, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Tokiwa

Tokiwa, Japan

1 works

Tokiwa enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Tokiwa, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

4 works · 13 bureaus · 1 books

A laboratory for fine-grained contemporary practice, where lightweight domestic, institutional, and office experiments continually reshape the discipline.

Toyama

Toyama, Japan

1 works

Toyama enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Toyama, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Toyama Prefecture

Toyama Prefecture, Japan

1 works

Toyama Prefecture enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Toyota

Toyota, Japan

3 works

Toyota enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Toyota, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Ueno-kōen

Ueno-kōen, Japan

3 works

Ueno-kōen enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Ueno-kōen, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Wakasa

Wakasa, Japan

1 works

Wakasa enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Wakasa, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Wakayama

Wakayama, Japan

2 works

Wakayama enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Wakayama, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Yamaga

Yamaga, Japan

1 works

Yamaga enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Yamaga, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Yokoami

Yokoami, Japan

2 works

Yokoami enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Yokoami, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Yokosuka

Yokosuka, Japan

2 works

Yokosuka enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Yokosuka, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Yūrakuchō

Yūrakuchō, Japan

1 works

Yūrakuchō enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Yūrakuchō, Japan, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Precedents currently placed in this country

Kyoto National Museum

Kyoto National Museum

1897 · Higashiyama-ku, Higashiyama-ku, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

Asahikawa Station

Asahikawa Station

1898 · Asahikawa, Asahikawa, Japan

Performance venue

Hiroshi Naito

Ryūō Station

Ryūō Station

1903 · Kai, Kai, Japan

Architecture

Tadao Ando

Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

1914 · Chiyoda, Chiyoda, Japan

Architecture

Helmut Jahn

Saitama Museum of Natural History

Saitama Museum of Natural History

1921 · Nagatoro, Nagatoro, Japan

Museum

Kunio Maekawa

Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School

Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School

1922 · Nishi-Ikebukuro, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Japan

Education building

Frank Lloyd Wright

Kashiharajingū-mae Station

Kashiharajingū-mae Station

1923 · Kashihara, Kashihara, Japan

Architecture

Togo Murano

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

1926 · Ueno-kōen, Ueno-kōen, Japan

Museum

Kunio Maekawa

Takayama Station

Takayama Station

1934 · Takayama, Takayama, Japan

Performance venue

Hiroshi Naito

Abeno Harukas

Abeno Harukas

1937 · Abeno-ku, Abeno-ku, Japan

Architecture

Togo Murano

Onagawa Station

Onagawa Station

1939 · Onagawa, Onagawa, Japan

Performance venue

Shigeru Ban

Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Hiroshima

Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Hiroshima

1950 · Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Sacred building

Kenzo Tange

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

1952 · Kitanomaru Park, Kitanomaru Park, Japan

Museum

Kunio Maekawa

Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka

Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka

1955 · Kioichō, Kioichō, Japan

Landscape project

Kenzo Tange

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

1955 · Nakajimachō, Nakajimachō, Japan

Museum

Kenzo Tange

International House of Japan

International House of Japan

1955 · Roppongi, Roppongi, Japan

House

Kunio Maekawa

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

1956 · Sendagaya, Sendagaya, Japan

Architecture

Fumihiko Maki

Makino Botanical Garden

Makino Botanical Garden

1958 · Kochi, Kochi, Japan

Landscape project

Hiroshi Naito

National Museum of Western Art

National Museum of Western Art

1959 · Ueno-kōen, Ueno-kōen, Japan

Museum

Kunio Maekawa

Hayashibara Museum of Art

Hayashibara Museum of Art

1961 · Marunouchi, Marunouchi, Japan

Museum

Kunio Maekawa

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

1961 · Ueno-kōen, Ueno-kōen, Japan

Performance venue

Kunio Maekawa

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

1963 · Sakyō-ku, Sakyō-ku, Japan

Museum

Fumihiko Maki

Nissay Theatre

Nissay Theatre

1963 · Yūrakuchō, Yūrakuchō, Japan

Performance venue

Togo Murano

The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama

The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama

1963 · Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo

St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo

1964 · Sekiguchi, Sekiguchi, Japan

Sacred building

Kenzo Tange

Yoyogi National Stadium

Yoyogi National Stadium

1964 · Jinnan, Jinnan, Japan

Landscape project

Kenzo Tange

Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center

Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center

1967 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Office building

Kenzo Tange

Japanese Sword Museum

Japanese Sword Museum

1968 · Yokoami, Yokoami, Japan

Museum

Fumihiko Maki

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Nakagin Capsule Tower

1970 · Ginza, Ginza, Japan

Housing

Kisho Kurokawa

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore

1971 · Takahanachō, Takahanachō, Japan

Museum

Kunio Maekawa

Wakayama Prefectural Museum

Wakayama Prefectural Museum

1971 · Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

United Nations University

United Nations University

1972 · Jingūmae, Jingūmae, Japan

Education building

Kenzo Tange

National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)

National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)

1974 · Suita, Suita, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma

The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma

1974 · Takasaki, Takasaki, Japan

Museum

Arata Isozaki

Row House in Sumiyoshi

Row House in Sumiyoshi

1976 · Osaka, Japan

House

Tadao Ando

National Museum of Art, Osaka

National Museum of Art, Osaka

1977 · Kita-ku, Kita-ku, Japan

Museum

Cesar Pelli

Tanabe Art Museum

Tanabe Art Museum

1979 · Matsue, Matsue, Japan

Museum

Kiyonori Kikutake

Onomichi City Museum of Art

Onomichi City Museum of Art

1980 · Onomichi, Onomichi, Japan

Museum

Tadao Ando

Sezon Museum of Modern Art

Sezon Museum of Modern Art

1981 · Nagakura, Nagakura, Japan

Museum

Kiyonori Kikutake

Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

1982 · Tokiwa, Tokiwa, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

Iwasaki Art Museum

Iwasaki Art Museum

1983 · Jūnichō, Jūnichō, Japan

Museum

Fumihiko Maki

Ken Domon Museum of Photography

Ken Domon Museum of Photography

1983 · Sakata, Sakata, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

National Bunraku Theatre

National Bunraku Theatre

1984 · Nipponbashi, Nipponbashi, Japan

Performance venue

Kisho Kurokawa

Spiral (building)

Spiral (building)

1985 · Minami-Aoyama, Minami-Aoyama, Japan

Architecture

Fumihiko Maki

Makuhari Messe

Makuhari Messe

1986 · Nakase, Nakase, Japan

Architecture

Fumihiko Maki

Casals Hall

Casals Hall

1987 · Chiyoda, Chiyoda, Japan

Architecture

Arata Isozaki

Nippon Gaishi Hall

Nippon Gaishi Hall

1987 · Higashi-Matabēchō, Higashi-Matabēchō, Japan

Architecture

Kenzo Tange

Church on the Water

Church on the Water

1988 · Shimukappu, Shimukappu, Japan

Sacred building

Tadao Ando

Nagoya City Art Museum

Nagoya City Art Museum

1988 · Sakae 2-chōme, Sakae 2-chōme, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

Church of the Light

Church of the Light

1989 · Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan

Church

Tadao Ando

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

1989 · Minami-ku, Minami-ku, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

Tokyo Sea Life Park

Tokyo Sea Life Park

1989 · Rinkaichō, Rinkaichō, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

Yokohama Museum of Art

Yokohama Museum of Art

1989 · Minatomirai, Minatomirai, Japan

Museum

Kenzo Tange

Art Tower Mito

Art Tower Mito

1990 · Mito, Mito, Japan

Performance venue

Arata Isozaki

Watari Museum of Contemporary Art

Watari Museum of Contemporary Art

1990 · Jingūmae, Jingūmae, Japan

Museum

Mario Botta

Century Tower (Tokyo)

Century Tower (Tokyo)

1991 · Bunkyō-ku, Bunkyō-ku, Japan

Architecture

Norman Foster

Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art

Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art

1991 · Marugame, Marugame, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

1991 · Nishi-Shinjuku, Nishi-Shinjuku, Japan

Architecture

Kenzo Tange

Benesse House

Benesse House

1992 · Naoshima, Naoshima, Japan

Museum

Tadao Ando

Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City

Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City

1992 · Takabatakechō, Takabatakechō, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum

Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum

1992 · Yamaga, Yamaga, Japan

Museum

Tadao Ando

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Edo-Tokyo Museum

1993 · Yokoami, Yokoami, Japan

Museum

Kiyonori Kikutake

Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum

Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum

1994 · Kanan, Kanan, Japan

Museum

Tadao Ando

Shinjuku Park Tower

Shinjuku Park Tower

1994 · Nishi-Shinjuku, Nishi-Shinjuku, Japan

Landscape project

Kenzo Tange

Yokosuka Arts Theatre

Yokosuka Arts Theatre

1994 · Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan

Performance venue

Kenzo Tange

Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

1995 · Toyota, Toyota, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

Fuji Broadcasting Center

Fuji Broadcasting Center

1996 · Daiba, Daiba, Japan

Architecture

Kenzo Tange

Tokyo International Forum

Tokyo International Forum

1996 · Marunouchi, Marunouchi, Japan

Civic building

Rafael Vinoly

Tsukuba Capio

Tsukuba Capio

1996 · Takezono, Takezono, Japan

Architecture

Yoshio Taniguchi

Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki

1997 · Kitaibaraki City, Kitaibaraki City, Japan

Museum

Hiroshi Naito

Toyota Stadium (Japan)

Toyota Stadium (Japan)

1997 · Toyota, Toyota, Japan

Architecture

Kisho Kurokawa

Crasus Dome Oita

Crasus Dome Oita

1998 · Oita, Oita, Japan

Architecture

Kisho Kurokawa

Grand Cube Osaka

Grand Cube Osaka

1999 · Nakanoshima, Nakanoshima, Japan

Architecture

Kisho Kurokawa

Nara Centennial Hall

Nara Centennial Hall

1999 · Nara, Nara, Japan

Architecture

Arata Isozaki

National Showa Memorial Museum

National Showa Memorial Museum

1999 · Kudanminami, Kudanminami, Japan

Museum

Kiyonori Kikutake

Shimane Art Museum

Shimane Art Museum

1999 · Matsue, Matsue, Japan

Museum

Kiyonori Kikutake

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

2000 · Katsuyama, Katsuyama, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

Sendai Mediatheque

Sendai Mediatheque

2001 · Aoba-ku, Aoba-ku, Japan

Architecture

Toyo Ito

Dentsu Building

Dentsu Building

2002 · Higashi-Shinbashi, Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan

House

Jean Nouvel

Nittele Tower

Nittele Tower

2003 · Higashi-Shinbashi, Higashi-Shinbashi, Japan

House

Richard Rogers

Riverwalk Kitakyushu

Riverwalk Kitakyushu

2003 · Muromachi, Muromachi, Japan

Museum

Michael Graves

Toki Messe

Toki Messe

2003 · Bandaijima, Bandaijima, Japan

Museum

Fumihiko Maki

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

2004 · Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

Museum

Kazuyo Sejima · Ryue Nishizawa

Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum

Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum

2005 · Sakaide, Sakaide, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

Kyushu National Museum

Kyushu National Museum

2005 · Dazaifu, Dazaifu, Japan

Museum

Kiyonori Kikutake

Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

2005 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

The National Art Center, Tokyo

The National Art Center, Tokyo

2006 · Roppongi, Roppongi, Japan

Museum

Kisho Kurokawa

Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo

Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo

2007 · Izumo, Izumo, Japan

Museum

Fumihiko Maki

Tama Art University Library

Tama Art University Library

2007 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Education building

Toyo Ito

Yokosuka Museum of Art

Yokosuka Museum of Art

2007 · Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan

Museum

Riken Yamamoto

Paper Dome

Paper Dome

2008 · Puli Township, Puli Township, Japan

Sacred building

Shigeru Ban

Nezu Museum

Nezu Museum

2009 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Museum

Kengo Kuma

D. T. Suzuki Museum

D. T. Suzuki Museum

2011 · Hondamachi, Hondamachi, Japan

Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi

Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari

Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari

2011 · Imabari, Imabari, Japan

Museum

Toyo Ito

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

2012 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tourist information center

Kengo Kuma

Ōita Prefectural Art Museum

Ōita Prefectural Art Museum

2015 · Oita, Oita, Japan

Museum

Shigeru Ban

Toyota City Museum

Toyota City Museum

2024 · Toyota, Toyota, Japan

Museum

Shigeru Ban

Ehime Orange Vikings

Ehime Orange Vikings

Unknown · Beppu, Beppu, Japan

Architecture

Arata Isozaki

Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum

Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum

Unknown · Wakasa, Wakasa, Japan

Museum

Hiroshi Naito

Himi Seaside Botanical Garden

Himi Seaside Botanical Garden

Unknown · Toyama Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Landscape project

Itsuko Hasegawa

Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

Unknown · Nakajimachō, Nakajimachō, Japan

Architecture

Kenzo Tange

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History

Unknown · Himeji, Himeji, Japan

Museum

Kenzo Tange

Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art

Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art

Unknown · Tobata-ku, Tobata-ku, Japan

Museum

Arata Isozaki

Kyoto Concert Hall

Kyoto Concert Hall

Unknown · Sakyō-ku, Sakyō-ku, Japan

Architecture

Arata Isozaki

Niigata-City Performing Arts Center (Ryutopia)

Niigata-City Performing Arts Center (Ryutopia)

Unknown · Ichibanboridōri-chō, Ichibanboridōri-chō, Japan

Architecture

Itsuko Hasegawa

Simose Art Museum

Simose Art Museum

Unknown · Ōtake-shi, Ōtake-shi, Japan

Museum

Shigeru Ban

TV Asahi Building

TV Asahi Building

Unknown · Minato, Minato, Japan

House

Fumihiko Maki

Toba Sea-Folk Museum

Toba Sea-Folk Museum

Unknown · Toba, Toba, Japan

Museum

Hiroshi Naito

Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

Unknown · Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Museum

Hiroshi Naito

Practices currently based in this country

Arata Isozaki & Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1963

Arata Isozaki & Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Arata Isozaki's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1981

Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Hiroshi Naito's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1979

Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Itsuko Hasegawa's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Kengo Kuma & Associates

bureau · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1990

A Tokyo bureau whose museums, civic buildings, and urban infill projects often translate timber, texture, and layered thresholds into contemporary public architecture.

Kenzo Tange Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1946

Kenzo Tange Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Kenzo Tange's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1962

Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Kisho Kurokawa's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Kiyonori Kikutake Architect and Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1962

Kiyonori Kikutake Architect and Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Kiyonori Kikutake's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Maki and Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1965

Maki and Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Fumihiko Maki's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Mayekawa Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1935

Mayekawa Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Kunio Maekawa's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop

practice · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

1973

Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Riken Yamamoto's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

SANAA

bureau · Tokyo, Japan

1995

The collaborative office of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, known for quietly radical public buildings and highly refined domestic space.

Shigeru Ban Architects

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1985

Shigeru Ban Architects extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Shigeru Ban's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

practice · Osaka, Japan

1969

A practice whose work ranges from houses and chapels to museums, civic buildings, and international commissions.

Togo Murano

studio · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

1930

Togo Murano extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Togo Murano's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1971

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Toyo Ito's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Yoshio Taniguchi and Associates

practice · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

1975

Yoshio Taniguchi and Associates extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Yoshio Taniguchi's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Architects currently based in this country

Arata Isozaki

1931-2022 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Arata Isozaki was a Japanese architect, urban designer, and architectural theorist from Ōita. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019. He taught at Columbia University, Harvard University, and Yale University.

Fumihiko Maki

1928-2024 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Fumihiko Maki was a Japanese architect. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize for his work, which often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east and west. Maki died on 6 June 2024, at the age of 95.

Hiroshi Naito

Born 1950 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Naito is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and President of Tama Art University

Itsuko Hasegawa

Born 1941 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Itsuko Hasegawa is a Japanese architect.

Kazuyo Sejima

Born 1956 · Tokyo, Japan

An architect whose work often pursues lightness, permeability, and subtle social choreography through pared-down forms.

Kengo Kuma

Born 1954 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese architect whose work often softens civic and cultural buildings through wood, screens, layered thresholds, and close attention to urban atmosphere.

Kenzo Tange

1913-2005 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kenzō Tange was a Japanese architect. Born in Sakai and raised in China and southern Japan, Tange was inspired from an early age by the work of Le Corbusier and designed his first buildings under Imperial Japan. He first achieved recognition for his projects to reconstruct the destroyed cities of postwar Japan, partic…

Kisho Kurokawa

1934-2007 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kisho Kurokawa was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement.

Kiyonori Kikutake

1928-2011 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kiyonori Kikutake was a prominent Japanese architect known as one of the founders of the Japanese Metabolist group. He was also the tutor and employer of several important Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito, Shōzō Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa.

Kunio Maekawa

1905-1986 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kunio Maekawa was a Japanese architect and a key figure of modernism in post-war Japan. After early stints in the studios of Le Corbusier and Antonin Raymond, Maekawa began to articulate his architectural language after establishing his firm in 1935, maintaining a continuous tension between Japanese traditional design…

Riken Yamamoto

Born 1945 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Riken Yamamoto is a Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture, becoming the 9th Japanese architect to receive such honor.

Ryue Nishizawa

Born 1966 · Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese architect whose work explores openness, fine-grained structural order, and unusually soft boundaries between rooms and landscapes.

Shigeru Ban

Born 1957 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Many of his notable designs are structures which are temporary, prefabricated, or incorporate inexpensive and unconventional materials in innovati…

Tadao Ando

Born 1941 · Osaka, Japan

A self-taught architect known for elemental concrete volumes, calibrated natural light, and intense spatial sequencing.

Togo Murano

1891-1984 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Tōgo Murano was a Japanese architect. Although his formative years were between 1910 and 1930, he remained active in design throughout his life and at the time of his death was responsible for over three hundred completed projects.

Toyo Ito

Born 1941 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Toyo Ito is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated" city, and has been called "one of the world's most innovative and in…

Yoshio Taniguchi

1937-2024 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshio Taniguchi was a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was reopened on 20 November 2004. Critics have emphasized Taniguchi's fusion of traditional Japanese and Modernist aesthetics. Martin Filler, writing in The New York Times, praised "the luminous ph…

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