Communal Ecologies – Conversations with Young Japanese Architects MT (Masking Tape) while the warm glow of

while the warm glow of the cup’s amber tint sparks a quiet kind of joy in any space

cramming functions and features we do not need and doing it clumsily when all we really want

Seamlessly weaving together outdoor landscapes with thoughtfully designed interiors

Quang Vinh Nguyen and Émelie Laystary take a decolonial and critical look at the creativity and adaptability of a country that has managed to appropriate the techniques of a dominant power

is the accompanying book to the Super Normal exhibition

Communal Ecologies – Conversations with Young Japanese Architects MT (Masking Tape) while the warm glow ofMedia coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Junya Ishigami, and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ethereal white spaces and structures, have proved well suited to being exported in an increasingly visual culture. 'Communal Ecologies', on the other hand, highlights an emerging generation of young architects pursuing a very different vision. They strive for