Tree rises up through centre of House in Yoga by Keiji Ashizawa Design
A greenery-filled courtyard lies at the heart of this home that Keiji Ashizawa Design has created for a family of five in Tokyo's Yoga neighbourhood. More
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Tokyo has cells for living, working, eating, entertainment and sex says Martin van der Linden
In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, video blogger Martin van der Linden uses some of his favourite architecture books to explain the order behind Tokyo's apparently chaotic urban landscape. More
"Tokyo has turned its back on its rivers" says Martin van der Linden
In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden reveals some of Tokyo's "invisible" waterways, which flow beneath the city's roads and pavements. More
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Kengo Kuma's Japan National Stadium is "definitely not iconic" says Martin van der Linden
Architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden visits Kengo Kuma's new Olympic stadium in Tokyo in his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival. More
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Kenzo Tange's Kuwait Embassy "looks like a person carrying two water buckets" says YouTuber Martin van der Linden
In his second video selection for Virtual Design Festival, Martin van der Linden explains the metabolist characteristics of Kenzo Tange's Kuwait Embassy, which the video blogger describes as one of his favourite buildings in Tokyo. More
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SunnyHills cake shop shows how "Kuma is Japan's Walt Disney" says video blogger Martin van der Linden
Kengo Kuma's SunnyHills cake shop illustrates how the architect interprets the Japanese vernacular, according to YouTuber Martin van der Linden in the first of a series of videos from Tokyo shared with Virtual Design Festival. More
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VDF collaborates with Tokyo architecture YouTuber Martin van der Linden to explore Tokyo's "mysterious urbanity"
Virtual Design Festival has teamed up with Dutch architect Martin van der Linden of YouTube channel One Minute Architecture to present a selection of his best short architecture movies. More
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Steel and concrete steps cut through facade of Stairway House by Nendo
A huge faux staircase interrupts the floor plan of this house in Tokyo, which design studio Nendo has created for three generations of the same family. More
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Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021
Breaking news: the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been postponed until next year as it becomes the latest global event to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Claesson Koivisto Rune converts 1920s bank building into K5 Tokyo hotel
Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has unveiled a boutique hotel in Tokyo, featuring 24 new design products. More
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Skinny house squeezed into dense Tokyo neighbourhood
A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors. More
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Adam Nathaniel Furman's Nagatachō Apartment is designed to be a "visual feast"
A bubblegum-pink kitchen and a stripey watermelon-green floor are some of the features inside this Tokyo apartment, which designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has completed in a sugar-sweet colour palette. More
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"We are totally kicked out" from working in Tokyo, says Atelier Bow-Wow
Major development spurred on by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has greatly reduced opportunities for smaller architecture studios in the city, according to Atelier Bow-Wow. More
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Lexus designs LF-30 Electrified concept to develop "mutual understanding" between car and driver
Lexus considered the relationship between a horse and its rider when designing the LF-30 Electrified concept car, which represents the Japanese brand's vision for a future generation of electric vehicles. More
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Suppose Design Office recreates Japanese engawa inside Slack's Tokyo outpost
Suppose Design Office has reimagined traditional elements of Japanese architecture inside the Tokyo workspace of tech company Slack. More
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Foster + Partners' latest Apple Store opens in central Tokyo
The latest Apple Store in Tokyo is fronted by a row of two-storey protruding windows that turn the shopfront into a series of display cabinets. More
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Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects pare back Tokyo apartments
Concrete walls, wooden floors and simple furnishings form "transparent" living spaces within this pair of formerly light-starved Tokyo apartments renovated by Norm Architects and Keiji Ashizawa Design. More
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SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo
SO&CO has slotted a skinny office building into an alley between two buildings in Tokyo, Japan, which contains five tiny concrete workspaces. More
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Pelli Clarke Pelli reveals Japan's tallest skyscraper
Construction has begun on Japan's tallest building, a 330-metre-tall skyscraper in Tokyo designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. More
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Heatherwick Studio reveals designs for "gigantic planted pergola" in Tokyo
Construction has begun on the Toranomon-Azabudai district in central Tokyo, where Japan's tallest skyscraper will sit alongside buildings and a landscaped pergola designed by Heatherwick Studio. More
