WINDOW RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan at the VILLUM Window Collection, Denmark

After being exhibited at the three Japan Houses in Los Angeles São Paulo and London we are excited to announce that the exhibition Windowolo…

CCA-WRI Research Fellowship 2023

This fellowship program launched jointly with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is open to accomplished professionals who hold a do…

Terunobu Fujimori | 003: The Vertical Sliding Windows of the Public Speaking Hall (Mita Enzetsukan)

In this series architectural historian and architect Terunobu Fujimori who has traveled extensively to study buildings of various times and …

Issue 5: The Matsu Islands: Small Windows on the Frontier (Part 2)

The first morning of the new year arrived as I stayed in my room on th…

Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Windows in New Mexico

…h Alexander Girard (Architect/Designer 1907–1993) who employed a vibrant folk-inflected aesthetic in his interior designs. She also very muc…

Issue 4: The Matsu Islands: Small Windows on the Frontier (Part 1)

The Matsu islands are located in northwest Taiwan about as close to mainland China as you can get. It’s one of the farthest locations …

No.0: Six Topics for Makoto Ueda’s Interpretation of the Window Space

To kick off the series “Vague Focal Space at the Window” I interviewed Makoto Ueda the former Editor in Chief of Toshi Jutaku (Urban Housing…

Window Research Institute: New Website Launched

The Window Research Institute has renovated its website on March 31st 2022. With this renovation we overhauled the design and layout of the …

Takamasa Yosizaka: A Window Looking Out on the Slope of a Mountain, For One to View the Scenery Below

Directing light into a room and letting in air are the major roles for window to play in making a living environment comfortable. Yet there …

Junzo Yoshimura, Sonoda House: Sliding Glass Door Leading to the Garden and Waist-high Window Making a Space Somewhat Core to the Design

A room with a vague focal space During an exhibition of the work of YOSHIMURA Junzo (1908–1997) in 2005 (held at The University Art Museum T…

Yosuitei, Thirteen-Window Tearoom

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

Windowology: Selected Research

…e Abe (Flick Studio Co. Ltd.) Design : Hirofumi Abe (Print Gallery Tokyo） Kei Moriya Translation: Gen Machida Haruki Makio (Fraze Craze Inc.…

Conversations on Windows and Architecture

The Japan Pavilion produced for the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of the 2016 Venice Biennale was awarded a special mention. Ti…

WINDOWSCAPE: A Windowology Exhibition

…Salone Exhibit (Tokyo Midtown Design Hub 2014) which was the homecoming show of an exhibit YKK AP co-produced with Atelier Bow-Wow for the 2…

The Windows of the Migishi Atelier: Inheritance and Change

In October of last year (2021) the Migishi Atelier (Kamisaginomiya Nakano Tokyo) was opened to the public after the architecture collective …

Terunobu Fujimori｜ 002: The Diverse Openings of the Yosuitei’s Thirteen-Window Tearoom

…eahouse (chashitsu) in Kyoto. Designed by the early Edo tea master Kobori Enshu its small interior with 13 individually unique windows has e…

The Yosuitei13　Bokusekimado

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

The Yosuitei11　Shitajimado, 12　Renjimado and Kendonbusuma

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

The Yosuitei06/07　Shitajimado and Renjimado, 08　Nijiriguchi, 09/10　Shitajimado and Renjimado

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

The Yosuitei03　Furosakimado

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

The Yosuitei01/02　Shikishimado

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

The Yosuitei04/05　Shitajimado and Renjimado

…d in Kyo (present-day Kyoto). Designed by Enshu Kobori the multiwindowed teahouse is also referred to as the Jusansoseki (lit. “Thirteen-Win…

A Conversation with Christ & Gantenbein

…lo School of Architecture and Design (2008) Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio (2006 2009) ETH Zurich (2010–2015) as well as at Harvard …

Issue 3: Where the Pavilions Went : Orchid Island (Part 2)

I left the village of Yeyin and took a trip around the island. Going o…

Terunobu Fujimori｜001: The Advent of Magical Light-Transmitting Surfaces, Glass Doors of the Hirano Residence

In this series architectural historian and architect Terunobu Fujimori who has traveled extensively to study buildings of various times and …

Issue 2: The Buried Black Roofs : Orchid Island (Part 1)

While we may often speak of “Taiwanese people” people belonging to a variety of ethnicities and religions live in Taiwan. While …

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…

Windows of the Prouvé House｜Jean Prouvé’s Windows #2

…evenly every 280 millimeters. Designed with functionality as the prior…

CCA-WRI Research Fellowship 2022

This fellowship program launched jointly with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is open to accomplished professionals who hold a do…

Issue 1: Windows Visited by Spirits: Pingdong

After his experience on a journey through villages and folk houses in …

House of Sato Mataroku/Window for inner warehouses

A mercantile house in Masuda Yokote City Akita Prefecture with a history of around 350 years. It has been designated as an important nationa…

Four Tectonic Features that Reside Within Prouvé’s Window Details

…Yokoo S. Yamana Y. Iwaoka T.: Design Feature of “Maison du Peuple de Clichy” Designed by E. Beaudouin M. Lods J. Prouvé AIJ Journal of Techn…

“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…

Supported an Exhibition “Co-ownership of Action: Trajectories of Elements” at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia

…isuke Motogi (President DDAA) Designer: Rikako Nagashima (President village®) Researchers: Norimasa Aoyagi (Associate Professor Ritsumeikan …

A Conversation with Peter Märkli

…rich since 1978. Professor of Design at ETH Zurich from 2003 to 2015. Momoyo Kaijima Momoyo Kaijima has served as Professor of Architectura…

The Storage Shed/Window of the Traditional Herring Fishing in Hokkaido

A flat wooden fishing boat shed in the Historical Village of Hokkaido. The storage shed is a facility used to temporarily store the obtained…

Life in the Holy Land: Jerusalem, Israel

I could see land the color of milk out of the airplane window. My journey had started in China moving ever westward from there and I was now…

Former Shimauta Post Office/Wooden Counter and the Window

This is a wooden two-story post office in the Historical Village of Hokkaido built in 1902. It was restored in 1960. The modern-day post off…

A Conversation with Gion A. Caminada

…iate professor at the Art and Design School of the University of Tsukuba since 2009 she has also taught at Harvard GSD (2003 2016) Rice Univ…

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…

Takashi Homma Looking Through: Le Corbusier Windows has been reprinted and is now back in stock

Takashi Homma’s Looking Through: Le Corbusier Windows has been reprinted from the first edition and is now back in stock. Find your nearest …

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…

Japan House Los Angeles Presents a Webinar Discussion “New Views: The Influence of Windows on Architecture and Society”

Japan House Los Angeles Presents a Webinar Discussion “New Views: The Influence of Windows on Architecture and Society” On Monda…

Dreh-Kipp Windows

Windows with two opening and closing functions one of which involves rotating inwards horizontally (“collapsing inwards”) while the other op…

A Conversation with Mario Botta

… difficulty with the clients. Designing houses has been a precious experience truly an apprenticeship. As you mentioned before it has been a…

Rei Naito: Mirror Creation

…from the Visual Communication Design Department at Musashino Art University. After receiving acclaim for une place sur la Terre shown at the…

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…

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…