Ralph Adams Cram’s focus on traditional architecture, with design principles still relevant today, explains why his book “Impressions of Japanese Architecture,” first published in 1905, has stood the ...

I got my first impression of Japanese culture through real-time strategy games, where choosing to play with the civilization meant getting disciplined units and sleek pagodas, and I've been a fan of ...

As Japan's population shrinks, rural areas are facing a problem ― too many empty houses. An American fan of Japanese architecture is stepping in to preserve old homes, even if it means shipping them ...

Tatami is the flooring used in traditional Japanese architecture as far back as the Heian period (794–1185). It’s made from rice straw, compressed wood or, more recently, even synthetic materials.

SHINSHIRO, Aichi -- The gridlike parts of an arch bridge over a river in this central Japan city are reminiscent of traditional wood framed Japanese architecture. The pillars supporting the old Tsuge ...

NARASHINO, Chiba -- The designer of a university library in this eastern Japan city apparently believed that architecture is a culmination of expression and techniques. Visiting the facility made this ...

Preface : a new use of history -- The "new Japanese school" -- Characteristics of the Japanese modern mannerism -- Modernisation and the use of architectural tradition -- Epilogue : Japanese modern ...

A home that fuses British and Japanese architecture features among the latest edition of Dezeen's houses of the month, as well as two mid-century renovations. Also included in Dezeen's monthly roundup ...

Japanese architect and Keio University Professor Hiroto Kobayashi met with Moroccan architecture students in Rabat on Thursday.