Explore Japan's architectural wonders and secrets of yesteryear. Full article Retro Japan in Photos: Nagoya's Divine Word Seminary stands out with striking bell tower ...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
Japan’s largest city is a unique destination ... fine examples of late Meiji and early Showa Western-style architecture.
In 1988, upon moving to Tokyo, British architect Mark Dytham made a pilgrimage to Ginza to see one building he believed encapsulated everything he had imagined Japan to be: Nakagin Capsule Tower.
It is a “sister” building of Kurokawa’s iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower, a futuristic apartment house in Tokyo’s ... by members of the architectural community, both Japanese and from abroad.
the post-war Japanese architecture movement that explored modern architecture, especially of high density, through the lens of organic growth. The tower sits in Ginza, right in the heart of Tokyo, a ...
One year after its dismantlement and a half century since rising high in Tokyo's Ginza district, the innovative Nakagin Capsule Tower is refusing to go quietly into the annals of architectural ...