Toyo Ito at Island City
Located in the central park of an artificial island off the coast of Fukuoka Japan is a stunning building by
a 90’s Vision of the Future of Housing
Nexus World is an urban housing experiment in Fukuoka Japan, masterplanned by 2019 Pritzker Prize laureate Arato Isozaki in 1991.
Teshima Art Museum
Near Japan’s famous architecture island of Naoshima is another serene island of architectural significance, Teshima. The droplet-shaped architecture of the
Japan’s Architecture Island
Naoshima, a remote island off the main Japanese island of Honshu, is an architectural paradise. The island is located a
Can we Please Start Planting more Trees on Top of Skyscrapers?
A recent episode of Roman Mars fantastic architecture podcast 99% Invisible posed skepticism on the feasibility of planting trees on
A Vertical Extension of a Park in Japan
People have speculated that trees on top of buildings are not feasible in reality. Completed in 1995, the ACROS building
Lecture: Toyo Ito in Singapore
The renowned Pritzker Prize winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito lectured in Singapore on Saturday (27 June). The lecture was held
Lecture: Sou Fujimoto in Singapore
As Sou Fujimoto stepped onto the massive Star Vista stage last Tuesday (12 May 2015) in front of a roaring
Lecture: Tadao Ando in Singapore
I recently attended Tadao Ando’s first lecture in Singapore, titled “Asia on The Move” on 20 February 2013 at the
Garden of Fine Arts
The Garden of Fine Arts by Tadao Ando is an understated yet undeniably spectacular urban park in Kyoto, Japan. The durable full-scale
Cool Architecture in Tokyo
Tokyo is doubtless one of the most incredible architecture cities on earth. Check out this list of the most spectacular
Church of the Light
When I visited this ethereal suburban Osaka church in December 2008, the original caretaker who convinced Ando to build the