INDEX BY THEME

ACADEMIC EVENTS

24th Congress of Architecture, Tokyo, Japan.

• 10000 ARCHITECTS (I)
• Metabolism: City of the future

ARCHITECTURE AND WATER

- Water as a sacred element.

• Kurama shrine and baths, Kyoto, Japan (770)
• Kiyomizu dera, Kyoto, Japan (780-798)
• Tambomachay, the Inca Baths, Cusco, Peru.

- Water as a symbolic element.

• Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy (212-17)
• Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1990)

- Waterfront developments.

• Guggenheim Museum, Barcelona, Spain. Frank Gehry
• HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany
• Tempozan Aquarium, Osaka
• Sydney Opera House, Australia. Jørn Utzon
• Suntory Museum, Osaka. Tadao Ando.
• Shinonome Canal Court, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma, etc.. (2004-07)
• Time's I & II, Kyoto, Japan. (Tadao Ando)
• Tate Modern Museum, London, England. Herzog and De Meuron
• Westminster Pier Park, Canada.

CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE

• Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey (532)
• Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy (212-17)
• Roman Colosseum. Rome, Italy (71-80)
• Trajan Market, Rome, Italy (100-110)

COMMERCIAL

- Department stores

• De Beers, Tokyo, Japan. Jun Mitsui (2005-08)
• Dior Ginza, Tokyo Japan. Kumiko Inui. (2004)
• Dior Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. SANAA (2003)
• Gyre, Tokyo, Japan. MVRDV (2006-07)
• hhstyle.com/Casa/Limited, Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (2005)
• Koizumi Lighting Theater, Tokyo, Japan. Peter Eisenman (1988-90)
• Maison Hermes, Tokyo, Japan. Renzo Piano (1998-2001)
• Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2005)
• Namba Parks, Osaka, Japan.
• Omotesando Hills, Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (1996-2006)
• Prada, Tokyo, Japan. Herzog and De Meuron (2003)
• Spiral Building, Tokyo, Japan. Fumihiko Maki (1985)
• Time's I & II, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1983-91)
• Tod's Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito. (2002-04)

-Hotels and Restaurants

• Colca Lodge, Colca Valley, Peru. Alvaro Pastor.

-Offices

• Nursing Association of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (1999-2001)

CULTURE
-Aquariums

• Osaka Aquarium in Tempozan. Osaka, Japan. Chermayeff, Solloguf & Poole (1990)

- Concert Halls

• Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan. Arata Isozaki.
• Sydney Opera House, Australia. Jørn Utzon
• Za Koenji Theater, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2009)

-Cultural Venues

• Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan. Rafael Viñoly (1989-96)
• Performing Arts Center. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Zaha Hadid (2007-)

- Libraries

• National Library of Children's Literature. Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (2002)
• Seattle Central Library, Seattle, USA. Rem Koolhaas (2004)
• Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan. Toyo Ito (2001)
• Tama Art University Library, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2007)

- Museums

• 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan. SANAA (1999-2004)
• Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Frank Gehry (2007-)
• Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain. Frank Gehry (1992-97)
• Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA. Frank L. Wright (1943-59) 
• Hoki Museum, Chiba, Japan. Tomohiko Yamanashi (2008-10)
• Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. Kobe, Japan. Tadao Ando (2002) 
• Kolumba Museum, Cologne, Germany. Peter Zumthor (2003-07)
• Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
• Louvre Museum, remodelling, Paris, France. I. M. Pei (1983-93)
• Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi; UAE. Jean Nouvel (2007-)
• Maritime Museum, Adu Dhabi, UAE. Tadao Ando. (2007-)
• Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan. I. M. Pei (1997)
• Museum of Wood, Hyogo, Japan. Tadao Ando (1994)
• Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan. Le Corbusier (1959)
• National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (2000-06)
• Suntory Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Kengo Kuma (2004-07)
• Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan. Tadao Ando (1994) 
• Watari-Um Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Mario Botta (1985-90)

- Sports Venues

• Roman Colosseum, built by Vespasian, finished by Titus. Rome, Italy (71-80)
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada. Cannon Design. (2006-2008)
• Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1960-64)

DEFENSE

• Malatestian Fortress, Verucchio, Italy (s. 12th-16th) 

HOUSING

• Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina. Le Corbusier (1949-53)
• Fallingwater, Pennsylvanya, USA. Frank L. Wright (1935-37)
• Luis Barragan´s House and Studio, Mexico, Mexico (1947)
• Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (1970-72)
• Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan. Isozaki, Koolhaas, Portzampark, Holl, etc. (1991)
• Shinonome Canal Court, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma and others (2004)
• Tea house. Kyoto, Japan
• Unité d'Habitation, Berlin, Germany. Le Corbusier, (1956-59)
• Victor Horta's House-Studio, Brussels, Belgium (1898-1900)
• Wind Towers, Dubai, UAE

LANDSCAPE

- Gardens in the Americas

• VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, Canada. Herb Wilson (1971-75)

- Japanese Gardens

• Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1397).
• Ginkaku ji, Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Yoshimasa Ashikaga (1474)

- Landscape Design

• Tower and Egg of the Winds, Yokohama, Japan. Toyo Ito (1986/1991)
• VanDusen Visitor Centre, Vancouver, Canada. Perkins + Will (2010-11)

- Sacred Landscapes

• Machu Picchu, architecture and landscape
• Necropolis at Bat, Oman (3000-2500 b.C.)
• Newgrange, Megalithic tomb. Brú na Boinée, Ireland (3200 B.C)
• Itsukushima Jinja, Miyajima, Japan (1148)

- Squares, Plazas and Boulevards

• Philosophy Path, Kyoto, Japan.

-Thematic Parks

• Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1990)

RELIGION

- Buddhism

• Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1397).
• Ginkaku ji, Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Yoshimasa Ashikaga (1474)

- Christianism

• St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1960-64)
• Chapel of the Capuchinas, Tlalpan, Mexico. Luis Barragan (1960)
• Chapel in Mt. Rokko, Kobe, Japan. Tadao Ando (1985-86)
• Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France. Le Corbusier (1950-59)
• Church and cloister of La Compañía, Arequipa, Peru (1578-1619).
• Church of the Light, Osaka, Japan. Tadao Ando (1988-89)
• Church of Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine.
• Church on Water, Tomomu, Japan. Tadao Ando (1988)
• Jubilee Church, Tor Tre Teste, Rome, Italy. Richard Meier (2003)
• Monastery in Ronchamp, France. Renzo Piano (2005-11)

- Greco - Roman

• Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Hadrian (125)

-Islamic

• Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain,

- Shinto

• Itsukushima Jinja, Miyajima, Japan (1148)

SKYSCARPERS

• Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE (Thomas Wright)
• Burj Dubai (or Burj Khalifa), UAE, Dubai (Smith/SOM)
• Oriental Pearl, Shanghai, China. Jia Huan Cheng (1991-95)
• Umeda Sky Buiding, Osaka, Japan. Hiroshi Hara (1993)

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

• Stadelhofen Station, Zurich, Switzerland. Santiago Calatrava (1983-90)

UNESCO, WORLD HERITAGE

• Bat, Oman. Necropolis. (3000-2500 b.C.)
• Cordoba Great Mosque, Spain (10th century),
• Church and cloister of La Compañía, Arequipa, Peru (1578-1619).
• Ginkaku ji, Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. (1474)
• Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
• Hiroshima, Atomic Dome and Peace Park, Japan (1949)
• House-Studio of Victor Horta, Brussels, Belgium (1898-1900)
• Itsukushima Jinja, Miyajima, Japan (1148)
• Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. (1397).
• Kiyomizu dera, Kyoto, Japan (780-798)
• Machu Picchu, Peru (mid 15th century)
• Newgrange, Megalithic tomb. Brú na Boinée, Ireland (3200 B.C)
• Sydney Opera House, Australia. (1959-73)

* SPECIAL FEATURES

• A devastating tsunami hits Tohoku, in northern Japan (Mar 11, 2011)
• Expo Shanghai 2010: Intensive Gazes (International Photo Exhibition)
• Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
• Ode to the Sea. Pablo Neruda. (Virtual Photo Exhibition)