Remembering Fumihiko Maki (1928–2024)
A graduate of the University of Tokyo and Harvard Graduate School Design (GSD; MArch ’54),…
Topic Japan
Kazuo Shinohara: Traversing the House and the City
Edited by Seng Kuan Kazuo Shinohara (1925–2006) was one of the greatest and most influential…
Shigeru Ban in Conversation with Mohsen Mostafavi about Designing for Refugee Relief
In the early weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pritzker-winning architect Shigeru Ban flew…
2022 James Templeton Kelley Prize: Qin Ye Chen’s “Fluid Permanence – A Shotengai-Archive in Tokyo”
by Qin Ye Chen (MArch I ’22) — Recipient of the James Templeton Kelley Prize,…
Excerpt from Kazuo Shinohara: Traversing the House and the City by Seng Kuan
Below is an except from Kazuo Shinohara: Traversing the House and…
Landscapes of the Void: Speculative design for tunnels, mines, cemeteries and other underground spaces
At once welcoming and foreboding, the underground realm has long captured our attention. When considered…
Making Next to Forest: Toshiko Mori’s studio demonstrates how design decisions relate to natural-resource use and protection
The argument that forests should remain untouched by human beings poses counterintuitive but considerable risks.
CANCELLED – Thomas Daniell, “An Anatomy of Influence”
This event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thomas…
Empty Monuments: Kaz Yoneda’s research on Olympic stadiums considers the future of cities
Just a year after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, many of the stadiums…
The House Is a Work of Art: Kazuyo Sejima on her fascination with “Shinohara’s way”
The diffuse spread of artistic thought and technique that we call “influence” impacts architecture in…