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View of the Kengo Kuma-designed National Stadium

Let the Games Begin

Construction of 2020 Olympic venues complete as cancellation fears loom

March 12, 2020

Aerial rendering of the National Stadium in Tokyo, surrounded by low-rise buildings

Olympics Overload

Kengo Kuma’s National Stadium in Tokyo is complete

November 20, 2019

Aerial photo of Tokyo and an under construction stadium, presented at Made in Tokyo

Obligatory Akira Reference

The Japan Society bridges Olympic games past and future at Made in Tokyo

October 28, 2019

Skyline of Tokyo with upcoming glass tower

Towers of Tokyo

Japan’s tallest tower revealed in Tokyo’s new Heatherwick-planned district

August 29, 2019

The Nakagin Capsule Tower, an iconic collection of stacked concrete cubes

Tokyo Tear-Down?

Fate of Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower still up in the air

August 27, 2019

Interior rendering of swimming complex with diving pool and swimming pool, in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

Beyond Kengo Kuma

AN rounds up the hottest 2020 Summer Olympics venues in Tokyo

July 26, 2019

An image of a large gray building with a sweeping concave roof on the water.

Why doesn’t the U.S. design buildings to survive earthquakes?

July 10, 2019

Headshots of Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto

Get some exclusive insight into Atelier Bow-Wow’s New York exhibition

May 2, 2019

The Circle of Life

GSAPP’s DeathLAB examines evolving attitudes towards mortality

July 19, 2018

Graffiti Square (Courtesy of teamLab)

welcome to the matrix

teamLab to open immersive digital museum in Tokyo

May 2, 2018

Tezuka Architects wins 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize

September 20, 2017

Say Yes to the Mesh

YKK’s LEED Platinum Tokyo Headquarters

March 17, 2017