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Category: Architecture

  • Paco

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    Can you imagine living in 3m x 3m x 3m space? Jo Nagasaka (Schemata Architecture Office) makes it happen, with the conceptual Paco unit.

  • Riverside House

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    I haven’t checked in on Keiji‘s work in a while, but he remains busy, and one of his latest projects is the beautiful Riverside House in Chiba, pictured above. Plenty more photos — courtesy of architectural photography master Daici Ano — can be found here.

  • More on Nishizawa

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    In case you missed last night’s airing on NHK of the show featuring Ryue Nishizawa and Bakusho Mondai, it will be rerun February 2 at 15:15, and February 3 at 8:30 (on BS2). The page for the show also now includes more commentary from everyone involved (Japanese-only).

  • Ryue Nishizawa Vs. Bakusho Mondai

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    My friend Momo — she directed all the segments of Tokyo Eye that I appeared in — has completed work on a show for NHK that will feature architect Ryue Nishizawa (of SANAA) discussing various topics with comedians Bakusho Mondai. The show will air this Tuesday (January 27) at 23:00. From the screen grabs found…

  • Shigeru Ban's Maison H and S

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    I could definitely handle spending some time at the Shigeru Ban-designed Maison H and S (and the over-water Maison O), villas for a private island in the Caribbean. Dezeen posts a few images.

  • Jun Aoki’s 2008 Projects

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    Designboom covers three Tokyo projects by architect Jun Aoki that were completed in 2008, including the Sia Aoyama Building (above), the Taro Nasu gallery space, and the Go-Sees Hiroo photo studios.

  • New Trends in Architecture in Europe and the Asia-Pacific

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    Archigram‘s Peter Cook and Assistant‘s Megumi Matsubara, at last Friday’s opening party for the “New Trends in Architecture in Europe and the Asia-Pacific 2008-2010” exhibition at Hillside Terrace in Daikanyama. The show runs until December 21.

  • Column and Slab House

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    More architectural porn this morning, this time FT Architects’ Column and Slab House in Tokyo, courtesy of Dezeen.