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Nakagin Capsule Tower
The architectural movement of Metabolism arose in the 1960s when Japan’s cities began to reemerge from the devastation of World War II. It w…
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Katsura Catholic Church
Completed in 1965 the Katsura Catholic Church in Kyoto is known as the only George Nakashima-designed building in Japan. The structure of th…
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Tilt windows
Tilt windows have a horizontal rotational axis along the bottom of the frame and are opened by being tilted inwards. As they do not open wid…
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Awning windows
Awning windows have a horizontal rotational axis along the top of the frame and are opened by being pushed outwards. The glass surface acts …
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Folding windows
Folding windows consist of two or more hinge-connected panels that form a single door which can be folded away along the length of the openi…
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Stacked awning windows
Stacked awning windows are composed of a vertical arrangement of sashes that swing up and outwards all at once with the use of a handle. The…
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Yosuitei, Thirteen-Window Tearoom
About the Yosuitei Japanese teahouses (chashitsu) are unique buildings with small interiors and many types of windows. The Yosuitei is a tha…
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The Yosuitei13 Bokusekimado
13 Bokusekimado A bokusekimado (lit. “brushwork window”) also known as a hanaakarimado (lit. “flower lighting window”) or an oribemado (lit…
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The Yosuitei11 Shitajimado, 12 Renjimado and Kendonbusuma
11 Shitajimado The shitajimado (exposed lath window) positioned near the ceiling beside the decorative alcove (tokonoma) is another unique …
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The Yosuitei06/07 Shitajimado and Renjimado, 08 Nijiriguchi, 09/10 Shitajimado and Renjimado
06/07 Shitajimado and Renjimado Another instance where Enshu used his favorite combination of an upper shitajimado (exposed lath window) an…
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The Yosuitei03 Furosakimado
03 Furosakimado A furosakimado (lit. “window beyond the brazier”) is a type of window made in the wall behind the brazier used in tea ceremo…
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The Yosuitei01/02 Shikishimado
01/02 Shikishimado A shikishimado (lit. “calligraphy board window”) is a type of window composed of a stacked pair of openings that are shif…
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The Yosuitei04/05 Shitajimado and Renjimado
04/05 Shitajimado and Renjimado Enshu liked to stack shitajimado (exposed lath window) on top of renjimado (slatted window) and he has done …
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Japan House London presents Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan
The Window Research Institute is pleased to announce the exhibition Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan from 1 December 2021 unt…
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Four Tectonic Features that Reside Within Prouvé’s Window Details
Jean Prouvé was originally a metalworker by trade but he became a leading modernist architect himself through collaborating with progressive…
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“WINDOWOLOGY: Estudo de janelas no Japão” at Japan House São Paulo
This exhibition showcases windows as fundamental elements of the Japanese society After being exhibited at Japan House Los Angeles the origi…
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Today/Yesterday #2
This column is the second in a series by artist Yokomizo Shizuka who lives in London. She weaves together photographs and text to show us wh…
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Takashi Homma on photographing the window in Le Corbusier’s architecture
Eye Camera Window: Takashi Homma on Le Corbusier will be presented at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) Montreal. On display is a s…
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An Interview with Richard McGuire, the author of Here: Everything is Transitory
Here is a graphic novel spanning more than 300 pages that allows readers to experience millions of years of time while observing a single co…
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Shizuka Yokomizo|Today/Yesterday #1
Today/Yesterday is a series of columns written by London-based artist Shizuka Yokomizo. She weaves together photographs and text to show us…
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Dreh-Kipp Windows
Windows with two opening and closing functions one of which involves rotating inwards horizontally (“collapsing inwards”) while the other op…
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Horizontal Outward Projecting Window
In this sort of window the upper frame serves as the axis of rotation: it moves up or down along a groove or rail attached to the top and bo…
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Japan House Los Angeles Unveils New Exhibition: “Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan”
Exhibition Marks First for JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles Since Pandemic Closure; Featuring Windows & Their Unique Perspectives on the World Th…
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Chapter 3: The viewfinder—transparency and voyeurism from Albrecht Dürer to Ai Weiwei
Every representational image ever made is necessarily a finite framing of the outside world a viewfinder presenting only what the creator wa…
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The Window: A Journey of Art and Architecture through Windows at the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art
The Window Research Institute will be holding an exhibition titled The Window: A Journey of Art and Architecture through Windows together wi…
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Movie “A City of Columns”
movie “A City of Columns” Hashirama sōchi (intercolumnar device) is a term used concerning cultural assets that refers to any architectural …
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Vertical Outward Projecting Window
In this sort of window either the left or right frame serves as the axis of rotation: it moves to the left or right along a groove or rail a…
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Power Window
Windows that open and close mainly through electric power using a switch or remote control to operate them are called power windows. As they…
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High Altitude Window
Installed in a high place such as the top of a stairwell this sort of window facilitates “gravitational ventilation” by making use of how wa…
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Casement Window
Casement windows open by rotating horizontally to the left and right from the center taking either the left or right edge as an axis. Some o…
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Sash Window
A window that opens and closes by moving two or more parallel panels vertically over two or more grooves or rails is called a double sliding…
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Double Sliding Window
A window that opens and closes by moving two or more parallel panels horizontally over two or more grooves or rails is called a double slidi…
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Gordon Matta-Clark and Apertures
…enings (2012) and Waiting for Video: Works from the 1960s to Today (2009) all at MOMAT. His recent writings include “Nonsite—Death Valley” i…
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Movie “The Birth Canal”
movie “The Birth Canal” “Hashirama equipment” is a term used for cultural assets and refers to the entire architectural componen…
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Spaces In Between
Korean artist Do Ho Suh who is perhaps best known for his translucent fabric recreations of real buildings has continued to explore the rela…
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Movie “THE CORALLUM”
movie “THE CORALLUM” “Hashirama equipment” is a term used for cultural assets and refers to the entire architectural components …
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Garlic Window in Vessalico village
Lemon raised under the shining sun; cured ham aged in a rich flavor by growing mold; wine made from grapes raised under well-ventilated perg…
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Windows and Memories
…ure. Thank you very much. Video interview: Erlich talks about his memorable windows Leandro Erlich Creates work that makes viewers ques…
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Michele de Lucchi and Windowology
Michele de Lucchi is a leading Italian architect who has been active in his field since the 1980s. The drawings he created for his interview…
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Movie “Transition of Kikugetsutei”
Windowology: Study on Hashirama-Sochi; Equipment In Between ─Transition of Kikugetsutei─ movie “Transition of Kikugetsutei” Kiku…
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A Conversation on Windows and Stories
This is a video of a conversation on windows and stories between architect Hiroshi Hara and contemporary artist Leandro Erlich. Filmed on Ap…
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Windowology 10th Anniversary Exhibition: The World Through the Window Now Open
Enjoy the full breadth of window culture at YKK AP’s Windowology 10th …
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YKK AP presents Windowology 10th Anniversary Exhibition: The World Through the Window
Thursday September 28 – Monday October 9 2017 (public holiday) @ Spira…