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Toyo Ito at Island City

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

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a 90’s Vision of the Future of Housing

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.

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Teshima Art Museum

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

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Japan’s Architecture Island

Japan’s Architecture Island

Naoshima, a remote island off the main Japanese island of Honshu, is an architectural paradise. The island is located a

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Can we Please Start Planting more Trees on Top of Skyscrapers?

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

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A Vertical Extension of a Park in Japan

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

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Lecture: Toyo Ito in Singapore

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

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Lecture: Sou Fujimoto in Singapore

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

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Lecture: Tadao Ando in Singapore

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

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Garden of Fine Arts

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

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Cool Architecture in Tokyo

Cool Architecture in Tokyo

Tokyo is doubtless one of the most incredible architecture cities on earth. Check out this list of the most spectacular

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Church of the Light

Church of the Light

When I visited this ethereal suburban Osaka church in December 2008, the original caretaker who convinced Ando to build the

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