The Japanese House Reinvented

A major overview of Japanese residential architecture of the past five years by big names (including three Pritzker prize-winners) and emerging architects Japanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their architects to explore alternating ideas of stability and ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as fascinating as they are idiosyncratic.