Everybody knows Japanese architects have got it going on. While we marvel at their edifaces all the time, it is less comon to be able to peek behind the ‘walls’ into their prepatory processes. In recent flea market rummaging I stumbled across a book called Drawings by Contemporary Japanese Architects which comprises diverse 2D work from 87 vivionary architects. While many represent purely fantastical renderings or projects which were abandoned before construction, they display wildly creative and conceptual approaches to built environments. The book was published in ‘82, way back before 3D design software took over from architects properly cultivating hand-drawing skills [read more]