Built in two phases in 1903-6 the Vienna Post Office Savings Bank is Otto Wagner’s most technically advanced building and most mature work of architecture. It epitomizes the state of modern architecture in Vienna in the early years of this century with its extensive use of new materials, especially aluminium, its neat rational structure and [...]

The gridiron plan of Sapporo City is fascinating. It combines the quality of an ancient city such as Kyoto, as well as a new, “high-tech” city such as Manhattan. You will be attracted to its charm from the very first instance you arrive in the city.
The design of the Kinokuniya Sapporo Main Store tries to [...]