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Earth House / Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:54:00 +0000

The project started with the following question from the client to the architect. "The society that surrounds us seems to be very mature; however, many buildings are being broken one after the other while their lifetime is still sufficient. Isn't that exactly what happened due to this loss of something?"

Rest Area 3 Osaka Expo 2025 / Suzuko Yamada Architects

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

A rest area where clusters of trees leading into a quiet forest are interwoven with small yet unique man-made structures. The entire site also serves as a dining space, with food trucks and tables arranged throughout, drawing many visitors in search of shade. However, alongside accessible facilities such as restrooms, an information center, and lounges, there are also many restricted-use spaces including a first-aid station, a police booth, and a telecommunications equipment room.

Six-Grid House in Osaka / ATELIER405

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

This project envisions a dwelling for three family members with different daily rhythms and modes of living, where they can respect one another's presence while gathering freely and informally.

Resting Pavilion in Osaka Expo / MIDW

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Architecture of the Earth. Yumeshima, the site of the Expo, is a reclaimed island with inherently weak ground conditions. As a prerequisite for construction, a volume of soil equivalent to the weight of the proposed building had to be removed from the site.

Renovation and Continuity in Japanese Architecture: The Work of 1110 Office for Architecture

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

In a shifting societal and environmental landscape, how can architectural design respond to transformation while meaningfully engaging with what endures? 1110 Office for Architecture, based in Osaka, Japan, approaches this question through a body of work defined by careful residential renovations and precise spatial interventions.

Maki no Yado Miyakojima Riverside / Coil Kazuteru Matumura Architects

Miwa Negoro — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

This project involved the renovation of a private lodging facility located in a quiet residential area of Miyakojima, Osaka. The client—who operates diversified businesses including residential development, furniture manufacturing, café management, and hospitality—sought to increase the occupancy rate of this property, which had already been operating as one of their lodging facilities, by better appealing to international travelers.

Jonoya House / Masakazu Tsujibayashi Architects

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0000

A residence shaped by human sensibility, negotiating its surroundings through ongoing dialogue across scales—from city and architecture to materials and daily movements.

Room 1101 / FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

The purpose of the renovation is to revive an urban apartment into a space as a second house. Responding to the client's request of 'living an extraordinary life in a versatile space', I put focus on the design of the opening in the beginning.

Uzbekistan Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka / ATELIER BRÜCKNER

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Rising from the ground as a cultivated landscape of learning, the Uzbekistan Pavilion "Garden of Knowledge" at Expo 2025 Osaka translates national transformation into a spatial and material narrative.

Hannan University Building 4 / Nikken Sekkei

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

A tiered gathering place that draws students from the campus center – Steeped in history and tradition, Hannan University is a private liberal arts university celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025, located in a lush green area along the Yamato River, to the south of central Osaka. Ahead of this milestone year, alongside a faculty reorganization, the university has advanced plans to integrate the previously separate south campus into the main campus grounds.

House in Saidera / Akio Isshiki Architects

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0000

The site is a flagpole-shaped lot located amid a mixture of traditional Japanese houses and contemporary developer-built homes. In designing a house for a family of five suited to this place, the image I had in mind was that of a traditional Japanese house. Timber framing is exposed through shinkabe construction (shinkabe: a traditional Japanese method in which columns and beams are expressed), resulting in a stripped-down appearance free of excess. At a time when construction costs continue to rise, I believe that reconsidering the wisdom embedded in traditional Japanese houses was a rational approach.

Designing the Future, Again: What the 55-Year Return of the World Expo to Osaka Reveals

Jonathan Yeung — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0000

The 2025 Osaka Expo has captured widespread attention—not only for its architectural ambition and spectacle, but also for breaking records and generating controversy. Its most iconic feature, a monumental timber ring designed by Sou Fujimoto, has already made headlines as a Guinness World Record-breaking wooden structure. Built on the reclaimed island of Yumeshima, the site has attracted praise and critique in equal measure. Beyond its awe-inspiring 2-kilometer circumference—parts of which extend dramatically over the water—the structure has also drawn concerns, including questions about health & safety, extreme heat, and swarms of insects that may affect the visitor experience.

Tracing Five Decades of Thought and Form: “Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture”

Reyyan Dogan — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Taschen's new book, published in October 2025, Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture presents an in-depth exploration of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando's creative process, bringing together over 750 sketches, drawings, models, and technical plans developed over nearly five decades. Created in close collaboration with Ando himself, the book provides a rare view into how his ideas take shape, from the immediacy of the first pencil lines to the precision of architectural drawings that define his built works. Through these materials, the publication highlights Ando's enduring focus on the relationship between hand, thought, and space.

A Look at the 45 Award-Winning Pavilions of Expo 2025 Osaka

Antonia Piñeiro — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0000

About a month after the closing of Expo 2025 Osaka, the designs and constructions presented at the world's fair remain as a legacy. While the Bahrain Pavilion, designed by Lina Ghotmeh Architecture, drew particular attention this year for receiving double recognition, it was one among many awarded projects. During the awards ceremony held on the penultimate night of the event, a total of 45 awards were presented among 165 participating countries. The Official Participant Awards are granted according to pavilion size and type, recognizing excellence in Architecture and Landscape (for self-built pavilions only), External Design (for module pavilions only), Exhibition Design, Theme Development, and Sustainability. The recipients were selected by an international jury of nine experts who visited all national and thematic pavilions during two evaluation sessions in May and October 2025. The following overview presents all 45 pavilions distinguished in the five categories of the Official Participant Awards.

Garage House in Toyonaka / FujiwaraMuro Architects

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000

This project involved the reconstruction of a house on a flagpole-shaped lot in a subdivided residential land. The buildable area was surrounded by apartments and tightly clustered private homes.

Mirage in Yumeshima / PONDEDGE + f a r m

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0000

This project is a public restroom for the EXPO 2025. In response to the context of a plaza surrounded by iconic architectural landmarks, this structure was conceived not as a clearly defined form, but as something that recedes into the background—an architecture that allows only the phenomena of its surroundings to come into focus.

Expo Osaka 2025 Concludes After Six Months of Discussions on Saving, Empowering, and Connecting Lives

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Monday, October 13th, marked the conclusion of Expo Osaka 2025. The exhibition gathered representatives from 165 countries and international organizations and welcomed around 28 million visitors to Yumeshima, a reclaimed site in Osaka Bay. The site was reimagined through a masterplan and bounded by a Guinness World Record-breaking wooden circular structure, both designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects. Over 184 days, participants were able to visit the self-built, modular, and shared pavilions, national exhibitions, and public activities organized under the overarching theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives." During its six-month run, the Expo set out to explore three pivotal subthemes, Saving Lives, Empowering Lives, and Connecting Lives, as an invitation to bring together new perspectives for our built and social ecosystem.

Architectural Rebuilding as Cultural Memory: The Paradox of Ever-Fresh Heritage

Jonathan Yeung — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Architecture—one of the few cultural artifacts made to be publicly lived with, preserved, and often capable of standing for centuries—contributes significantly to the cultural identity of places and people. Historically, buildings have expressed institutional attitudes, influence, and power; they are clear demonstrations of culture. Yet longevity complicates preservation: when a structure is rebuilt, repaired, or entirely reassembled, in what sense is it still the same building?