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Since 2012 summer Japan Architect (JA) magazine redirect focus on young Japanese architects age under 35. JA has started to value and explore young Japanese architect design style and try to characterize them through different issues. It is arguable that most young Japanese architect that was selected share similar theme and view in their design after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The theme of simple reconstruction spatial qualities and building that can be use in an event like the Great East Japan Earthquake. On the other hand the current generation of Japanese architects like Toyo Ito, Sou Fujimoto, whom has experience 1993 Kobe earthquake and economic bubble and post economic bubble has placed influenced on the next generation architects their design focus on mainstream architecture theme, of spatial qualities, and pursue perfection in contemporary Japanese Architecture.

Diverse architecture design similar goal or theme
It is arguable that Japanese educational system in Japan share similar design theme that influenced most next generation architects like Junya Ishigmi, Go Hasegawa, Akihisa Hirata and Yusuke Fujita in their design. Most next generation architect holds a position in local University. They work as associate or appoint associate professor, lecturer, and guest speaker in University. Academic influence and collaboration between University and nature disaster even may achieve diverse architecture design into one direction or theme in design. Work experience influence or role model influence can also sometime direct next generation architects to think and act into similar direction or theme. As for role model like Shigeru Ban, Toyo Ito, Hasegawa Itsuko, and Ando Tadao whom has continued to explore both moderni...

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...porary Japanese architecture has faced a new changes that been observed by Japanese architects. The idea of modernity in building is countered by a concern for sustainability in other. Older generation Japanese architect Kenzo Tange’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium and Tokyo’s former city hall building to Kisho Kurakawa’s capsule tower in Ginza a bold attempt to capture the future. Japan has a high standard architecture cultures that impressed with pervasiveness of good design. Japan is very like Italy just without sophisticated craftsmanship. One find Japan most sophisticated of its contemporary architect for example Fumihiko maki, Tadao Ando, and Kazuyo Sejima. These architect is very capable to design very modern and beautiful buildings. (page 14)

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