Stories
Radically Unfinished
Holes in the House uses repeated deconstruction and reconstruction as a new model for Tokyo’s housing.
Obsolescent Masculinity
With demolition underway of Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, Aki Ishida tracks the decline of this once-futuristic landmark against Japan’s shifting gender roles.
A Pachinko Game on Anabolic Steroids
Immersed in the surreal world of Tokyo’s pachinko arcades, Luke Caspar Pearson elaborates on the architectural complexity of Japanese medal games.
Island Odyssey
From back in Disegno #1, Julian Worrall visits the islands of Japan’s Inland Sea, where post-industrial towns with ageing populations have been transformed by art museums.