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Kengo Kuma Unveils “Green Hospital” for Tokyo

Traditionally, hospital environments are internalized, cut off from the natural world, and structured around efficiency, despite its affect on patient health. Moving beyond this, Kengo Kuma & Associates have unveiled plans to replaced an aging medical center in Setagaya, Tokyo, with a… Sigue leyendo

Tokyo Loft / G architects

Architects: G architects
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architects In Charge: Teruya Kido/ Suma-Saga-Fudosan Inc. + Ryohei Tanaka
Area: 87.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Katsumi Hirabayashi Produce: Noriko Kubota, Yuko Sunami/ Suma-Saga-Fudosan Inc.
Construction: Takumi Shibata, Yugo Matsuda/ Setup
Fabric Adviser: Miki … Sigue leyendo

“Classic Japan” Episode One: Yoyogi National Gymnasium / Kenzo Tange

From Tokyo-based French architect and film maker Vincent Hecht comes “Classic Japan,” a series of short films focussed on Japanese architecture from between the 1950s and 80s. The first installment takes viewers into Kenzo Tange‘s 1964 Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, built to house the… Sigue leyendo

China’s Pearl River Delta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest Urban Area

China’s Pearl River Delta has surpassed Tokyo in both size and population, making it the largest urban area in the world, according to the World Bank. The colossal megapolis – a conglomerate of several cities, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan and Dongguan… Sigue leyendo

House in Tsubaki / PANDA

Architects: PANDA
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architects In Charge: Kozo Yamamoto, Shinji Ikeda
Contractor: AZ Construction
Area: 95.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Koichi Torimura From the architect.… The site is located in a residential district, which is easily accessible from a Sigue leyendo