Architecture & Design
At Japan House, the subjects of architecture and design are explored through people - by bringing the works of prominent architects and designers to London for exhibitions and events - and through in-depth stories which detail the intricacies unique to these practices in Japan, both past and present.
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Quick Read | Mashiko – Japanese studio pottery through the generations
Quick Read | The influence of design on Japan’s regional communities throughout modern times
Story | Japanese Houses
Story | Art Islands
Quick Read | Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan
Virtual Exhibition | Windowology: Virtual Exhibition
Virtual Exhibition | Symbiosis: Virtual Exhibition
Recorded Event | Yellow Flower Dream: Beatriz Milhazes in Conversation with Dr Sofia Gotti
Recorded Event | Curator Talk by Hasegawa Yuko
Recorded Event | New Forms of Life: Artist Talk by Nawa Kōhei
Interview | Hara Kenya - Designer
Story | Window Research Institute
Story | Tokolo Asao - Japanese Artist, Designer and Educator
Hara Kenya
Story | Ishigami Junya
Story | Hida Sangyo - Japanese Wooden Furniture
Story | Japanese Paper by Shikou Shiten
Story | TERADA MOKEI
Story | TSUMIKI by More Trees
Story | Yanagi Sōri
Story | Sou Fujimoto
Quick Read | Yoshioka Tokujin: the leading designer behind the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic torches
Quick Read | Air Vases by Torafu Architects - Japanese Paper
Quick Read | Riku Café – bringing communities together in Rikuzentakata
Quick Read | Spotlight on Japanese designer Misawa Haruka
Quick Read | SOU FUJIMOTO: FUTURES OF THE FUTURE
Interview | Misawa Haruka - Designer
Recorded Event | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Online Exhibition Tour
Recorded Event | Windowology: Talk by Igarashi Tarō
Recorded Event | CONNECT: Connecting Art and Science 01 JHL × U Tokyo
Recorded Event | Conversations on Architecture: Atelier Bow-Wow x MVRDV
Recorded Event | Conversations on Architecture: Asif Khan x Hara Kenya
Recorded Event | Curator Talk by Hara Kenya: Architecture for Dogs
Recorded Event | Design Talk by Hara Kenya: SUBTLE - Delicate or Infinitesimal
Interview | Sou Fujimoto - Architect
Video Story | The Making of Japan House London
Interview | Katayama Masamichi - Interior Designer
Virtual Exhibition | Architecture for Dogs: Virtual Exhibition
Virtual Exhibition | Making Nuno: Virtual Exhibition
Activity Sheet | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Orizuru Origami Worksheet
Activity Sheet | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Nuri-e Colouring-in Worksheet
Story | Obata Taku
Story | The story of AKIRA Restaurant
Video Story | Hokkaido Kutchan Zaborin
Video Story | Akita Prefecture Nyuto-Onsen Tsurunoyu
Video Story | Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Tawaraya Ryokan
Video Story | Ishikawa Prefecture Yamashiro-Onsen Beniya Mukayu
Video Story | Oita Prefecture Yufuin Kamenoi Villa
Video Story | Nara Prefecture Yoshino Yoshino Cedar House
Video Story | Tokyo Ginza MUJI HOTEL
Video Story | Kochi Prefecture: Shimanto River’s submersible bridges
Video Story | Kanagawa Prefecture Odawara Enoura Observatory
Video Story | Shizuoka Prefecture Shuzenji Asaba
Video Story | Seto Inland Sea Cruise Ships Guntu
Video Story | Mie Prefecture Shima Peninsula Amanemu
Video Story | Kagoshima Prefecture Myoken-Onsen Gajoen
Video Story | Gunma Prefecture Minakami Hoshi-Onsen
Video Story | Hokkaido Kushiro Wetland Lake Toro & Kushiro River
Video Story | Mie Prefecture Ise Jingu
Video Story | Okayama Prefecture Okayama Korakuen
Recorded Event | Architectural Treasures of Nishi Hongan-Ji
Words & Thoughts | Tokolo Asao
Words & Thoughts | Yoshioka Tokujin
Words & Thoughts | Saitō Seiichi
Words & Thoughts | Katayama Masamichi
Words & Thoughts | Sou Fujimoto
Words & Thoughts | Kuma Kengo
Words & Thoughts | Professor Yamanaka Shunji
Words & Thoughts | Misawa Haruka
Words & Thoughts | Tomoko Azumi
Words & Thoughts | Oho Kosuke
Words & Thoughts | Hara Kenya
Virtual Exhibition | Tokolo Asao [Connect]: Virtual Exhibition
Interview | Tsuda Michiko - Artist