-
The Windows of the Komai House by W. M. Vories & Co.
The soon-to-be 100-year-old Komai House now called the Taku & Shizue Komai Museum stands along a canal path in Kitashirakawa a suburban …
-
Windowless Buildings: Their Logic and Pathology
One characteristic element of the modernist architecture that emerged in the early twentieth century is the large window. That is windows mu…
-
The Smile Sealed Inside a Bubble—Natsume Soseki’s Inside Glass Doors
Natsume Soseki composed Inside Glass Doors at the end of his life. From inside his room the “I” of these essays watches the days go by medit…
-
Rei Naito: Mirror Creation
…rve it continues to amaze me. Nature in particular affects me this way. That humanity was born that I am alive that life goes on: none of th…
-
The Bauhaus and Its Influence in Japan
The Bauhaus founded in 1919 in Weimar Germany laid the foundations for modern design with its innovative curriculum that embraced the abstra…
-
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 …
-
Opening the Window and Greeting the World
“Windows are the most important element in architecture” says Michele De Lucchi one of the most renowned architects / designers in Italy. He…
-
Terunobu Fujimori “Holes”
Terunobu Fujimori has been producing highly original architecture that makes use of nature such as wood soil and plants as exemplified in hi…
-
Giving Color to Windows
Textile coordinator/designer Yoko Ando has been directing how textiles are used around windows in the work of many architects both young and…
-
Hiroshi Nakamura Windows and Affection
The following interview was held with architect Hiroshi Nakamura who has been gaining recognition for the numerous projects that he has desi…
-
Window and Passive Design
…ng Design Manual Publishing; “Nature in Housing” Maruzen Publishing; “Vision of Urban Architecture” Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ); …