Thatch: humble yet elegant roofing material in search of a new lease of life
In England and Denmark, there are still entire villages of thatched houses. While it is expensive to thatch a roof in those countries, it is…
Japanese architecture
In England and Denmark, there are still entire villages of thatched houses. While it is expensive to thatch a roof in those countries, it is…
“After corona, we have entered a period where the role of architecture must consider how the place and humans can be connected.” (Architect Kengo Kuma)…
St. Mary’s cathedral is one of the most interesting pieces of architecture in Tokyo. The seat of Tokyo’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese, the cathedral was designed…
One of the most famous features of traditional Japanese architecture, shōji 障子 are wooden latticed frames covered in translucent washi paper or cloth, and used…
A hidden gem in Musashi-Koganei Lots of tourists make it to Tokyo’s preeminent historical museum, the Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. It’s a shame that…