Original 2 story structural historic building, made of post and beam construction. Fig 2 is known as a hipped-gabled roof.


The dimensions of the buildings changed, going from small at the top to larger at the bottom.
Also the number 5 is symbolic in Japanese culture, so many buildings were being built to be 5 stories high.

Styles changed from big and elegant to simple and sturdy, allowing for easy building.

Modern day Japan. Change in technology greatly affected the architecture. After World War II a lot of japan had to be rebuilt, but the new Japan looked much different than old Japan.

Little Tokyo today.

Kazuyo Sejima

Japanese architect. In 1995 she founded the Tokyo based firm SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa & Associates. Her projects are all around the world, in places like Germany, Japan, and New York.

The New Museum of Contemporary Art, December 1, 2007. There are many changes from traditional Japanese Architecture to Modern Japanese Architecture.

Western building techniques, materials, and styles were brought to the cities of Japan. Materials such as steel and concrete were much different than the natural materials such as straw and wood, and are also far less flammable and destructible. The styles went from big, rectangular prisms to long and tall skyscrapers.

Nathalie Aguirre