LFJT – Lycée Franco-Japonais de Tokyo (the French international school in Tokyo, Japan) exploits the translucent qualities provided by glass blocks: Japanese educational building design by albert abut architecture.
United Bamboo Tokyo Store in Daikanyama, Japan, by NYC architects Acconci Studio. Materials include steel mesh, steel pipe, faceted glass, PVC projection material, fluorescent lights, photo-booth camera, computer screen, video projection, iPods & headphones
Reflection of Mineral house in Tokyo, Japan, contemporary Japanese house design by Atelier Tekuto Co., Ltd., Architects, Tokyo home photographs by Makoto Yoshida
Parabola house, Japan: contemporary Japanese house design by Atelier Tekuto Co., Ltd. This is a strong form, a concrete frame on three sides to encapsulate contemporary living spaces.
Crystal Brick house in Tokyo, contemporary Japanese house design by architects Atelier Tekuto, a delightfully luminous project, using Japanese glass blocks to provide a glowing facade that radiates light from within through the translucent material.
Armani/Ginza Tower building in Tokyo by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas Architects: it is always difficult to crystallise the image of someone, particularly a person as well known as Giorgio Armani, one of the most famous figures in the world.
Shin-Marunouchi Building, Japan: tallest development in Tokyo financial centre – design by Hopkins Architects – 198m ‘skyscraper’ in the Marunouchi district.
Yokohama Ferry Terminal: international port building Tokyo, Japan, design by Foreign Office Architects (FOA), London, 1995 architecture competition winners.
Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building design by Ricardo Bofill architect: In Ginza, Tokyo’s most prestigious district, an emblematic building has been constructed for the Shiseido cosmetics firm founded in 1872, a 56-m high tower block.
