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Discussion: The Rise and Development of the Minka
“Minka” is the word used to describe the house of the common people in Japan, as distinct from the residences of the civil and military ar...
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Report: Austrian School in Budapest
Located on the site of the European school in Budapest, the building has a reinforced concrete skeleton-frame structure. The curtain-wall facade, with...
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Report: Cultural Centre in Würzburg
With the transformation of this former granary building into a cultural centre, a neglected urban area has been rejuvenated. The enormous structure ho...
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Weekend House on Lake Yamanaka
In view of the danger of earthquakes in Japan, this small weekend house situated on a wooded hill near Fujiyoshida was designed with a flexible timber...
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House on Lake Starnberg
Designed for a family of five, the house has a floor area of roughly 400m 2 and is situated in a park-like landscape. On the ground floor are two stud...
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Weekend House in Karuizawa
Situated north-west of Tokyo on the edge of one of Japan’s national parks, this weekend house is a two-hour car drive from the capital. The site comma...
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