Contemporary Japanese Architecture. XL

English edition. Contemporary Japanese architecture has long been among the most creative in the world, recognized for its sustainability and boundless creativity. Seven Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize.
Since the 1970 Osaka World Expo brought contemporary forms to center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. With his deliberately limited geometric vocabulary, Tadao Ando has since put Japanese architecture on the global cultural map, establishing a bridge between East and West. In the wake of Ando's mostly concrete buildings, figures such as Kengo Kuma (Japan National Stadium for the Olympic Games), Shigeru Ban (Mount Fuji World Heritage Center), and Kazuyo Sejima (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa) have pioneered a more sustainable approach. Younger generations have successfully developed new directions in Japanese architecture that are in harmony with nature and connected to traditional construction. Rather than designing on the drawing board, the architects featured in this collection stand out for their endless exploration of form, truly responding to their surroundings.