Shigeru Ban, the Tokyo architect known for his work with low-cost materials such as cardboard, and his development of shelters for disaster victims, has signed an agreement to design up to 20,000 homes for people Read More
If the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro were any indication of what to expect in 2020, city officials in Tokyo have their hands full preparing for the upcoming Olympic games. Some 500,000 foreigners Read More
Saturday marked architecture’s biggest night out: the formal presentation of the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize. This year, the ceremony was held in Tokyo and honored the Spanish firm RCR Arquitectes. The starchitect-studded event at the Read More
The Japanese government has been accused of using timber linked to deforestation and human-rights violations to build its Kengo Kuma-designed stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A petition with 140,000 signatures was delivered to Japanese embassies in Read More
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