“A beautiful garden resonates into the depths of our soul, fresh as the early morning any time we care to be fully present in it.”- from Japanese Gardens: Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmony
Awaji Yumebutai is a mixed-used complex of buildings in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It was built on the remains of a hillside that had been devastated by the continuous removal of soil for huge landfill projects in Osaka Bay, like Kansai Airport.
Since September 2015, photographer John Einarsen, has been using his iPhone and the Kyoto Journal Instagram account, to document the incredible variety of small buildings in Kyoto. In this special article for ZenVita, he explains his fascination with these simple urban structures....
Ureshino is a yakiniku restaurant in Umeda, one of the busiest and liveliest shopping and entertainment districts of Osaka. Yakiniku, is Japanese style chargrilled beef, and if you have ever eaten in a yakiniku restaurant then you will know that typically, they are cheerful, casual, eateries where beer and sake flow freely and nobody worries too much about interior design. Not so Ureshino. For the interior of Ureshino, the architect Jun Izue, has created...
In the opening paragraph to his book Selected Works, Kengo Kuma writes that his ultimate aim is to ‘erase’ architecture; to find a way to make architecture actually disappear. Quite ironic words from the man who has been chosen to construct the National Stadium for the Olympic Games ...
