Kohei Take
Yokohama-based architect Riken Yamamoto on creating spaces that connect people and generations
Discover how Yamamoto’s approach to public and private space creates architecture that nurtures community and memory.
The architects of Sydney Modern: How SANAA redefined the city’s skyline
From a series of pavilions to an urban thoroughfare, SANAA’s design created a new kind of public space. Here, the visionary architectural duo behind the masterpiece reveal how they approached the project.
Grabbing a table at food court P – the new cafeteria offering global fare in Futako-Tamagawa
Food entrepreneurs have revived an area on the edge of the Japanese capital, and they're quickly winning over the hearts – and stomachs – of locals.
The six restaurants that you should be booking this month, from Copenhagen to Sydney
From delicious pistachio croissants to welcome late-night dining, these reports will ensure that you’re never far from top tables.
The Pentax 17 film camera is bringing a digital generation back to analogue
Smartphones have changed the way we take pictures. But Pentax thinks that there is still a place for the tactile pleasures of manual photography. The solution? A phone-inspired film camera.
How HQs with in-built factories are keeping staff engaged and improving their products
Not long ago, many were questioning the need to have offices at all – but there’s a growing awareness that proximity to production can help to keep standards high.
A peek into ‘snack bars’: The hidden gem of Japan’s nightlife
A home from home for salarymen seeking bonhomie or a late-night drink, ‘sunakku’ has been a fixture of Japanese nightlife. But as these intimate spaces dwindle in number, how will their legacy evolve?
Tempting plates: Here’s what’s on our global menu this month
We sample what’s brewing in a Norwegian coffeehouse in Tokyo, reel in delicacies from the deep in Stockholm and fill up on Anglo-French fare in London.
