Japan remains an architectural hothouse, bursting with some of the most original and daring designs anywhere. This book—well-organized,beautifully illustrated, with insightful commentary-provides an excellent overview of the best work from the past ten years. A must-have for architects, connoisseurs of great design,and anyone who wants to come take a look for themselves.

New Japan Architecture presents 48 extraordinary projects by 42 of the world's leading architects in Japan. Most of the projects were completed during the past five years a period considered to be the most innovative in recent Japanese design history. Through these projects the reader is taken on a tour of current trends which point the way to future directions in modern architecture. Some buildings exhibit the ultimate ideal of the white Zen cube while others exemplify the search for the new wow factor in iconic design.Cutting-edge modernity is counterbalanced by a concern for sustainability which has motivated many architects to rethink and reintroduce concepts drawn from traditional Japanese architecture. Projects big and small, private and public, residential and commercial are included.The insightful text by two leading experts in the field of Japanese architecture highlights the remarkable aspects of each building and places these developments in Japan within the wider context of world architecture.

Preface by Cesar Pelli

Foreword by Fumihiko Maki

FROM WABI SABI TO WHITE CUBES

ARCHITECTURE FOR LIVING

 PASSAGE HOUSE

 WEEKEND HOUSE ALLEY

 HOUSE IN KITAKAMAKUfiA

 HOUSE LIKEA MUSEUM

 COAL HOUSE

 HOUSE N

 HOUSE C

 M HOUSE

 OKURAYAMA APARTMENTS

 A RING--ALUMINUM RING HOUSE 3

 C-1 (CURIOSITY 1) HOUSE

 JARDIN

 NATURAL CUBES

 GLASHAUS

ARCHITECTURE FOR CULTURE

 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

 MIHAfiA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

 AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART

 THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO

 BUBBLETECTURE H

 NAKAMURA KEITH HARING MUSEUM

 NEZU MUSEUM

 INUJIMA ART PRQJECT"SEIRENSHO"

 SHIMANE MUSEUM OF ANCIENTIZUMO

ARCHITECTURE FOR LEARNING

 TECHNO-PLAZA OTA

 TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

 KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OETECHNOLOGY (KAIT) WORKSHOP

 FUKUTAKE HALL, UNIVERSITYOFTOKYO

 FUJI KINDERGARTEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL

 MODE GAKUEN COCOON TOWER

 TAMA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES

 NISHIMACHI iNTERNATIONAL SCHOOLYASHIRO MEDIA CENTER

ARCHITECTURE FOR WORK

 NAMICSTECHNOCORE

 TOKYO MIDTOWN

 SIAAOYAMA BUILDING

 F-TOWN BUILDING

ARCHITECTURE FOR CONSUMERS

 THE ICEBERG

 PRADA AOYAMA EPICENTER

 TOD'S OMOTESANDO

 NICOLAS G. HAYEKCENTER

 DE BEERSGINZA BUILDING

 GYRE BUILDING

ARCHITECTURE FOR THE CITY

 FUSSA CITY HALL

 HYUGA CITY STATION

 MONUMENT AT SHIN-YATSUSHIRO

ARCHITECTURE FOR RENEWAL

 TOMAMU TOWERS

 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF JAPAN

 GiNZAN ONSEN FUJIYA

 Architects

 Acknowledgments and Credits