In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Clouds AO's wrapped cultural hub in Japan and Reinier de Graaf's call for architects to stop using vacuous buzzwords. More about "When you run out of ideas... wrap it!" says commenter
A spiralling facade of stainless steel panels wraps this cultural centre in Fukuoka, Japan, which has been designed by Clouds AO in collaboration with NKS2 Architects and Takumi Nakahara Architects. More about Clouds AO wraps Japanese cultural hub in sweeping steel panels
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the announcement that Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium is set to be demolished. More about "We cannot save all we build" says commenter
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the planned demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features plans to demolish Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium in Japan
Japanese practice Schemata Architects has nestled a guesthouse and bar into a hill on the coast of an island in the Seto Inland Sea, with large windows that can be fully opened to the surrounding landscape. More about Schemata Architects adds guesthouse and bar to coastal home in Japan
UK designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has revealed plans for The British School in Tokyo, which will be the first school the practice has designed. More about Heatherwick Studio designs Tokyo school with "playgrounds between each of the classroms"
Designer Keiji Ashizawa used muted tones to make the most of the sunlight in this apartment in central Tokyo, which features wooden art pieces and furniture that was specially designed for the space. More about Wooden furniture and artworks decorate Hiroo Residence in Tokyo
The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange has been announced, sparking a petition to save it. More about Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium set to be demolished
A pyramidal staircase and delicate washi accents feature in the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition created by Shohei Shigematsu to explore connections between the fashion house and Japan. More about OMA creates "stage for storytelling" for Dior exhibition in Tokyo
Ab Rogers Design has completed an artist's studio and residence in Kanazawa, Japan, featuring a series of fluorescent partition walls that can be rotated to transform how the space is used. More about Rotating fluorescent panels define zones in "co-being space" by Ab Rogers Design
Designer Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior of Japanese furniture brand Karimoku's second showroom, which features a combination of its own wooden furniture and pieces by local artists and artisans. More about Karimoku opens Kyoto showroom informed by traditional houses and temple gardens
Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. More about Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake
Japanese graphic designer Tomohito Ushiro has completed the Hiroo East Park toilet in central Tokyo as the latest addition to the Tokyo Toilet project. More about Tomohito Ushiro designs Tokyo toilet to be "a piece of public art"
Japanese designer Keiji Ashizawa paid homage to the food on offer when designing the Saga Hirakawaya tofu restaurant, which hopes to revitalise a depopulated community in Japan. More about Keiji Ashizawa draws on "whiteness of tofu" for tactile Saga Hirakawaya restaurant
Industrial designer Marc Newson has created a public toilet topped with a traditionally shaped copper roof in Shibuya as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More about Marc Newson unveils "trustworthy and honest" public toilet in Tokyo
Architecture studio Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL has created a house and studio with a curved facade for an up-and-coming manga artist in Tokyo, Japan. More about Sweeping facade animates manga artist's house in Tokyo by Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the interior of the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Kobe's Hankyu department store, taking advantage of its display windows to connect the cafe with the street outside. More about Keiji Ashizawa adds Blue Bottle Coffee shop to Kobe department store
Yashima Mountaintop Park is a "three-dimensional pathway" by architecture studio SUO that offers views over the mountainous landscape of Setonaikai National Park in Japan. More about SUO elevates winding walkway in national park in Japan
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Sumu Yakashima, a co-operative housing project in Japan that aims to positively impact its natural setting. More about "If only the same care could be lavished on every building" says commenter
Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. More about Apollo Architects & Associates designs Tokyo home that blurs indoor and outdoor spaces