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America (2)

French and German Traditions The French who had settled Quebec to trade fur descended south along the Mississippi River and founded New Orle…

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…

Part 5: To China International Window City!

The aperture in Japanese architecture is the “ma” or “space between objects.” The aperture in western architecture is the “hole.” What is it…

Kinnaur District, North India: The Overhanging Village (Part 3)

I walked back to the home in the small village in order to pick up the pants that had been sewn for me overnight. It seemed that there the m…

Windows as Connectors between the Inside and Outside

Architect Ryue Nishizawa has designed a wide variety of projects including houses a church a station square and art museums. He has also fou…

How Technology Changes the Future of Windows

Nader Tehrani is an Iranian-American designer who has completed numerous architectural projects worldwide. Having served as the Head of the …

Kinnaur District, North India: The Overhanging Village (Part 2)

Many valley-side settlements located 2-3000 meters above sea level can be found in the district of Kinnaur. Busses run daily even here in th…

Part 2: Apertures for View

Apertures have many purposes of uses. They are used as light sources as ventilation and as portals through which people pass. In each of the…

Windowology 10th Anniversary Exhibition: The World Through the Window Now Open

Enjoy the full breadth of window culture at YKK AP’s Windowology 10th …

YKK AP presents Windowology 10th Anniversary Exhibition: The World Through the Window

Thursday September 28 – Monday October 9 2017 (public holiday) @ Spira…

Supported an Exhibition “Architect Frank Gehry ‘I Have an Idea'”

YKK AP Window Research Institute had supported an exhibition “Architect Frank Gehry ‘I Have an Idea'” organized by 21_21 D…

Part 3: The Widely Variant Windows of Modern Chinese Architecture

The aperture in Japanese architecture is the “ma” or “space between objects.” The aperture in western architecture is the “hole.” What is it…