Frank Lloyd Wright was a passionate lover of Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints and subsequently traded them. In many ways, their aesthetics guided some of his principles as a practicing architect.…
Kengo Kuma is a world-renowned architect who runs the Kengo Kuma and Associates practice, an architecture office he established in 1990. His designs combine craftsmanship, materiality and sustainability creating impactful…
Traditional Japanese architecture has a long history characterized by periods of influence by foreign powers. Nihon Kenchiku is traditional Japanese architecture typified by wooden structures with an elevated roof. The…
Born in 1958, Naoya Hatakeyama is a Japanese photographer who studied art at the University of Tsukuba. Since childhood, he has been admiring the countryside and the natural beauty of…
Japanese Toilets are globally known for their technical innovations and stand as a symbol of Japan’s hospitality culture. With Collaboration between Nippon Foundation and local officials, a project named The…
Set in the colonial era and ornamented by the snow-dusted peaks, Puebla City is one of Mexico’s most beautiful must-visit cities. The UNESCO recognized heritage city is famous for its…
MinamiSanriku is a small town in the northeastern corner of Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. Shizugawa, Togura, Utatsu and Iriya are the four districts that together make MinamiSanriku. It is famously…
“I believe that the material doesn’t need to be strong to be used to build a strong structure. The strength of the structure has nothing to do with the strength…
Oneness and clarity All around us is attractively clear. Can easily identify particular things through enticing sources. There are many errors and the tests are hidden behind the only result…
Japan! The land of the rising sun. One of the fastest-growing countries globally with the perfect blend of historical and modern architecture in their planning. While on the one hand,…
Said to be the last great master of ukiyo-e, Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese artist from the Edo period. He created over 8,000 works of art and was at the…
An influential and creative man known by many names as described in the title with an obsession for Mt. Fuji was none other than the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. Although…