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Of Homes and Windows in the 20th Century: In Conversation with Ken Tadashi Oshima, the Curator of Living Modernity: Experiments in Housing, 1920s–1970s

…re solid transparent or open. Glass can reflect or allow direct visibility however this shift depends on the lighting conditions particularl…
Louvered window

A window with slats that tilt open and close together when operated by a handle. The slats can be adjusted for airflow while blocking outsid…
Jalousie window

A window with slats that tilt open together when operated by a handle. The slats can be adjusted for airflow while blocking outside views. T…
Marigold window

A large circular window typically found above the main entrance of Gothic churches featuring intricate tracery resembling a rose pattern. Of…
French window

A double-opening window with hinged sashes that swing outward typically installed in walls leading to a balcony garden or patio. Often featu…
Fire window

A window designed to prevent fire spread typically using fire-resistant glass and a metal frame to block flames and heat during a fire.
Diffuse window

A window that diffuses direct sunlight while enhancing privacy using translucent materials such as paper screens frosted glass milky glass o…
Double-glazed window

A window with two panes of glass for insulation and soundproofing. The air layer between them enhances thermal efficiency. Common in casemen…
Smart window

A window with smart glass that adjusts transparency by controlling voltage in a liquid crystal layer. It can provide openness or privacy as …
Bull’s Eye Window

A small circular or elliptical window in Western architecture. It is commonly installed in attic spaces and dormer windows. Found in traditi…
Oxeye

A small circular or elliptical window in Western architecture. It is commonly installed in attic spaces and dormer windows. Found in traditi…
Cross window

A window with mullions and transoms forming a cross often seen in Gothic and Renaissance architecture. It is commonly paired with stained gl…
Jesse window

A stained-glass window depicting the genealogy of Jesus Christ commonly found in medieval English churches. Typically based on the Tree of J…
Lychnoscope

A small low-level window set into the sidewalls of medieval European churches often found in smaller churches and is typically left unadorne…
Stained glass

A decorative window made from pieces of colored glass arranged in patterns or images. These glass pieces are designed to allow light to pass…
Rose window

A large circular window typically found above the main entrance of Gothic churches featuring intricate tracery resembling a rose pattern. Of…
Wheel window

A large circular window typically found above the main entrance of Gothic churches featuring intricate tracery resembling a rose pattern. Of…
Chicago window

A window with a large fixed window (or fixed pane) in the center flanked by two vertically sliding operable sash windows on either side. Thi…
Bay window

A window that projects outward from the exterior wall typically with three glass panels. It originated in Renaissance Europe and was commonl…
Horizontal sliding window

A window with two or more sashes that slide horizontally within a frame. It can combine various fittings such as glass panes screen doors or…
Swiss Window Journeys: A Conversation between Andrea Deplazes, Laurent Stalder, and Momoyo Kaijima

On 12 April 2024 to celebrate the publication of Swiss Window Journeys: Architectural Field Notes the Chair of Architectural Behaviorology o…
Issue 14: A Window for Standing Still—Fieldoffice Architects, Paomagudao Park

This issue I’d like to introduce a park that I designed myself. Jiaoxi Yilan’s Paomagudao Park completed in 2021 was formerly th…
01│Antoni Gaudí: A “Sensible Architect”

…s government halls and banks. Glass windows also offered benefits for housing with their ability to introduce sunlight and views while keepi…
Architecture in Motion

…he Behavior of Materials: The Glass Station Naiju Community Center and Nursery School and Uchino Community Center for Seniors and Children …
Shoei Yoh’s “Light Architecture”

…e Shop: Building as a Mass of Glass” and “From Interiors to Non-Architecture” by Tomo Inoue and myself respectively shifted the focus to Yoh…
Shoei Yoh: Architecture of Light, the Real, and Monism

Architectural historian Yoshitake Doi who began teaching in Kyushu in the 1990s and witnessed firsthand as Fukuoka-based Shoei Yoh completed…
Issue 13: Democracy Under Canopies (Fieldoffice Architects)

Democracy and freedom have now spread throughout Taiwan a place where …
Terunobu Fujimori│008: The Ribbon Window of the Karuizawa Summer House—The Modernists’ Dream, Realized in Japan

In this series architectural historian Terunobu Fujimori who has traveled extensively to study buildings of various times and places will be…
“Shoei Yoh: A Journey of Light” Symposium Report

On September 7 2024 the symposium “Shoei Yoh: A Journey of Light” was held at the AIJ Hall (Architectural Institute of Japan Tokyo). Centere…
Talk Event Report: Swiss Window Journeys Speakers: Momoyo Kaijima, Chie Konno, Fumiko Takahama, Mio Tsuneyama

On June 22 2024 (Saturday) the Swiss Window Journeys – Swiss Windows and Architecture talk event was held in the Architectural Hall of the A…
From Interiors to Non-Architecture

Architect and architectural history researcher Masaaki Iwamoto who has been leading the development of the Shoei Yoh Archive sheds light on …
The Ingot Coffee Shop: Building as a Mass of Glass

…ceived as a “mass of glass”. Glass Masses The roots of glass architecture can be traced back to the Crystal Palace1 of 1851. This novel str…
The Diversity of Windows in Kiyonori Kikutake’s Serizawa Literary Center (Serizawa Kojiro Memorial Museum)

Numazu Shizuoka—the birthplace of Kojiro Serizawa the author known for works such as Ningen no Unmei [The Fate of a Human]. Nestled in a pin…
A Culmination of Sutemi Horiguchi’s Aperture Designs: The Tokoname City Municipal Ceramics Research Institute (Tokoname Tounomori Research Institute)

The exhibition Explorations of Horiguchi Sutemi: Modernism Rikyu Garde…
The Windows of the Diffendorfer Memorial Hall and University Chapel at the International Christian University (ICU): Preserving, Passing On, And…

The International Christian University’s campus plan was originally designed by W. M. Vories & Co. and later developed by Antonin Raymon…
A Conversation with Silke Langenberg

Silke Langenberg Full Professor for Construction Heritage and Preservation in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich has been conducti…
The Windows of the Cachat Buvette in Evian｜Jean Prouvé’s Windows #4

After resuming his creative activities with his new firm Jean Prouvé Constructions Prouvé presented an alternative version of the béquille i…
The Window: A Journey of Art and Architecture Through Windows

This book is the official catalog of the exhibition titled The Window: A Journey of Art and Architecture Through Windows jointly held by Win…
“Light is Light and Light”

…e roof gives them shade). The Glass Station (1993) is entirely open allowed for by its roof structure that again defines the building form i…
A window with a memory

… to revisit Hatakeyama’s Slow Glass series from his first article of “Bridging Windows.” As is mentioned in Kikutake’s text the “slow …
Windows: Overlapping and passing through

… Even also known as The Large Glass. It’s suspected that this glass artwork was made as a type of portable window one that could incorporate…
Why Norman Foster Scoops Daylight into his Buildings

Norman Foster known for blending art and science in architecture has led the field since the late 20th century. His designs balancing high-t…
Shoei Yoh: A Journey of Light—Introduction

…y Toyama Gymnasium (1992) and Glass Station (1993).2 Then in 2021 the Australian Design Centre presented Revisiting Shoei Yoh an exhibition …
Windows of the Villejuif Temporary School｜Jean Prouvé’s Windows #3

After being driven out of the Maxéville Factory in Nancy Prouvé was prepared to go into retirement at his self-built home. Yet he would begi…
The Windows of Hiroshi Hara’s Awazu House: Spaces of Light Illuminating the Darkness

The Awazu House designed by Hiroshi Hara now searches for a path toward continuity. A number of masterpieces have been created here at this …
Issue 11: Joined Somewhere, Connected Throughout—Chen Chi-Kwan, Tunghai University Methodist Hall

The campus of Taiwan’s first private university Tunghai University stretches across the suburbs of Taichung a city in the center-west …
A Home that Draws in Breezes from All Directions: The Fumiko Hayashi House

Fumiko Hayashi (1903–1951) a prominent Showa era writer established a new residence in Shimoochiai (present-day Nakai) Tokyo in 1941 amid a …
Terunobu Fujimori│007: The Shōji of the Rinshunkaku

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

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