INTEREST in Japanese architecture seems to be steadily rising in the United States. American architectural periodicals show an increasing impact of Japanese influence. The Japanese “Pine Breeze House” ...

Now in its third year, the citywide celebration offers rare, free access to 70 notable structures usually closed to the ...

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 ...

As a prayer for recovery from illness, the Japanese emperor Yōmei once vowed to erect a temple in honor of the Buddha. Although Yōmei did not live to see it built, the Hōryū Temple survives to this ...

TYRINGHAM — A historic Japanese warehouse that stood for over a century is getting a second life — in rural Massachusetts. A new business is rescuing the frames of century-old Japanese buildings from ...

The concrete of this building has been absorbing CO 2 for a long time and is now being demolished while retaining the gas. This research provides vital knowledge to offset CO 2 emissions from cement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is a traditional Japanese kominka farmhouse in the countryside of Kyoto. These structures implement centuries of traditional ...

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 ...