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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…