Archinect - Features

Finding Value in Waste: Japan’s Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center is a Temple to Material Reuse

2022-02-03T15:37:00-05:00

Today, building materials account for half of all solid waste generated worldwide every year. In response to mounting concerns over the impact of construction on the built environment, a growing number of architects and material scientists are investigating the potential for recycled materials to form an integral part of future construction. In this article, we reflect on a recently completed building in rural Japan that embodies an alternative approach to the norm; with the added accolade of being perhaps the world's first waste recycling center constructed almost entirely from recycled waste.

For Los Angeles' Future, See Tokyo's Present

2020-02-03T12:00:00-05:00

Writer Colin Marshall presents a case for seeing Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles, California as sibling cities, two places that have much in common formally, visually, and materially while remaining distinct and uncategorizable all the same. The two megalopolises possess a deep similarity," according to Marshall: They sprawl in similar ways, are multi-nodal in similar ways, and present vexing formal and urban realities that run counter to some of the more traditionally urban cities located within their respective countries.

Los Angeles, Tokyo, or both?

Review: The Japanese House Architecture and Life after 1945 at Barbican Centre

2017-04-05T11:29:00-04:00

The home continues to play a central role in contemporary Japanese architecture. This year, the Barbican has put together an exhibition that documents the development of post-war Japanese domestic architecture, from the traditional to the modern, drawing on the work of over 40 Japanese architects from the past 70 years.

ShowCase: House Yagiyama by Kazuya Saito Architects

2012-11-13T13:20:00-05:00

ShowCase is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies.

We are always accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, please send us a message.

ShowCase: House in Hamadera

2010-08-16T19:33:00-04:00

ShowCase is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies.

We are always accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, please send us a message.

Google Map Tour Guide Central

2007-09-25T14:27:00-04:00

Inspired by Marlin and Ludwig's local tour guides for Los Angeles and London, we've created this ongoing feature for Archinect members to create their own customized Google Map. It's an opportunity to share all your local favorites with the rest of the community. Perhaps you have some off-the-beaten track suggestions that you wouldn't normally find in tour guides, or perhaps your interests lie primarily in certain types of architecture or culture. Here's your opportunity to show us!