Naomi Pollock is an American architect based in Tokyo, where she writes about design in Japan. Her work has been featured in numerous publications across the Pacific. Pollock serves as the Special International Correspondent for Architectural Record.
Focusing on architect-designed homes, this book provides a comprehensive overview of iconic Japanese houses built since 1945. It features 100 notable residences, illustrating the evolution of architectural style, material use, and family dynamics across nearly eight decades. The cohesive chronology highlights significant developments in design and living spaces, making it an essential resource for architecture enthusiasts and those interested in modern Japanese culture.
This comprehensive survey explores the influence of Japanese designers, artisans, and manufacturers on modern design. It highlights key technologies and innovative practices that have emerged from Japan, showcasing their significant contributions to the global design landscape. Through detailed analysis and illustrations, the book emphasizes the unique aesthetic and functional principles that define Japanese design, offering insights into its cultural significance and impact on contemporary trends.
The first comprehensive monograph on Japan's most creative, experimental and visionary architect, Sou Fujimoto Occasionally an architect emerges whose vision is so fresh that it causes us to reconsider the very nature of architecture. Sou Fujimoto is one of those architects. Guided by instinct and keen observation, he casts convention aside. Instead he blurs boundaries and routinely rethinks basic building blocks. Both comfortably familiar and curiously enigmatic, Fujimoto's dynamic work grabs our attention then lingers on in our minds. Born and bred in Hokkaido, Fujimoto received his undergraduate degree in architecture from Tokyo University before embarking on an uncharted, solo exploration that probed the possibilities of architecture. Unfettered by the ideas and practices of others, Fujimoto's work has clarity of thought and purity of execution seldom seen. Fujimoto garnered significant international attention for his popular 2013 Serpentine Pavilion in London (Fujimoto was the youngest architect to receive the highly-regarded commission). In 2012 he was part of the Japanese team that won a Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale for their design of alternative housing concepts for the homes that were destroyed by the tsunami.
Quirky, surprising and entertaining - with more than 400 houses, Jutaku is architecture at the speed of Japan. Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. Japan's contemporary culture is constantly in flux. In stark contrast to the centuries old imperial architecture of Kyoto, recent Japanese architectural practices have ushered in an era of continuous experimentation. With 400 houses, one house per page, one image per house, Jutaku: Japanese Houses is a fast-paced, "quick hit" shock to the system that shines a Harajuku-bright neon light on the sheer volume, variety and novelty of contemporary Japanese residential architecture. Featuring the work of many of Japan's most famous architects including Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma, Jun Igarishi, Shuhei Endo and dozens of up and coming and completely unknown young architects, Jutaku is organized geographically taking readers on a bullet train journey across Japan's architectural landscape. Essential reading for architects, designers and fans of contemporary Japanese culture.
A selection of outstanding Japanese products of this century, from gadgets and
furnishings to office supplies and decorative objects. Features a
comprehensive introduction to the history and traditions of Japanese product
design and includes biographies of the leading designers, including Naoto
Fukasawa, Tokujin Yoshioka and Toyo Ito.
Modeled on the format of Modern House , Modern House 2, and Modern House 3 , Modern Japanese House is an overview of recent domestic design trends in Japan and features an array of projects from a variety of architects, both known and new to the international architecture scene. The projects are divided into five chapters - Tiny Houses, Inside/ Outside, Multi Generation Houses, Work/Play, and Vacation Houses - that reflect the issues particular to residential design in Japan. Architects featured include such familiar figures as Kazuyo Sejima, Jun Aoki, Shigeru Ban, Hitoshi Abe and Shuhei Endo, as well as lesser known practitioners such as Nobuaki Furuya, Hiroshii Nakao, among others.
