An exhibition of work by British architectural photographer Edmund Sumner entitled Outside the Box - Images of contemporary Japanese architecture opened this week at the Daiwa Foundation Japan House in London. More about Outside the Box by Edmund Sumner
Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office has sent through some new photos of 63.02° house in Tokyo, surrounded by cherry blossoms. More about 63.02° house by Schemata Architecture Office (with cherry blossom)
Japanese architects Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno have collaborated on NE apartments, a block of eight apartments for motorcycle enthusiasts in Tokyo. More about NE apartment by Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno
Japanese architects Kiyonobu Nakagame have updated their website, showing work including House in Sendai-Kasumi. More about House in Sendai-Kasumi by Kiyonobu Nakagame
Japanese architect Akihito Fumita has designed the Nissan Grandrive event hall in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa as part of a renovation of the car maker's test facilities. More about Nissan Grandrive by Akihito Fumita
Here's another project by Japanese designers Nendo. This time an office space near the Meguro river in Tokyo, which they divided by creating walls with cut-outs that almost reach the floor. More about Meguro office space by Nendo
Here's another project from Schemata Architecture Office, this time a house built at 63.02° to the road. More about 63.02° house by Schemata Architecture Office
Schemata Architecture Office of Tokyo have completed the renovation of an apartment block in the suburb of Sayama. More about Sayama Flats by Schemata Architecture Office
Parabola House is a new family home in Tokyo designed by Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto. More about Parabola House by Atelier Tekuto
We're heading to Tokyo today for Tokyo design week so, while we're on the plane, here is some contemporary Japanese architecture for you to enjoy, courtesy of New Zen, a recent book about contemporary Japanese tea houses published by 8Books. The project shown here is Souan Tea House by Toshihiko Suzuki, which was built in 2003.
It's Klein Dytham day on Dezeen, and here's another of the Tokyo-based architects' new projects: a commercial building in Naha, Okinawa, called R3 Ukishima. More about R3 Ukishima by Klein Dytham Architecture
Toyo Ito's office has sent us a set of photos and a description of the architect's newly completed Tama Art University Library in Tokyo. More about Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito
SANAA Houses is a new book about the cult Japanese architectural practice headed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. More about SANAA Houses
Japanese interior design company Wonderwall has completed Bape Kids, a children's boutique from cult clothing company A Bathing Ape (via dezain.net and jeansnow.net). More about Wonderwall’s Bape Kids opens in Tokyo
Klein Dytham Architecture have sent us exclusive images of their Moku Moku Yu baths at the Risonare resort hotel in Japan's Southern Alps. More about Klein Dytham complete Moku Moku Yu baths
Sneak preview: the Issey Miyake Foundation has sent us photos of the nearly-completed 21_21 Design Sight building in Tokyo, designed by Tadao Ando Architect and Associates and Nikken Sekkei. More about Ando’s Miyake foundation nears completion