The supremely elegant Gallery of Horiyuji Treasures by Yoshio Taneguchi. A delicate lantern of steel and glass wrapped around a gallery core of polished stone, it houses over 300 precious objects donated to the Imperial Household from the temple of Horyuji in Nara in 1878 for safe- keeping. The building is taught yet buoyant. Movement is deliciously choreographed and non-axial: From the site approach through Ueno park to the offset causeway between pools; from the hidden entry doors to the flow between rooms within, every transition presents a view to contemplate then a change in direction before proceeding. Completed 1999. #yoshiotaniguchi #japanesemodern #museumarchitecture #modernism #glassandsteel #designinspo #sacredarchitecture #architecturelovers #landscapelovers

Learning from Tokyo, the land of skinny buildings! 19th century parcels extruded into a 21st C. Megalopolis. Neighborhood character comes from the fine grain scale, the small businesses and dense population folded therein. The streets are so clean and transit is ubiquitous. *sigh* #walkableneighborhood #singlestairhousing #singlestairreform #tokyoarchitecture #urbanarchitecture #designinspo #megacity #megalopolis #modernarchitecture #urbanism #mixeduse #architecturephotography

Two more floors to go! Topping out on July 11. Precast skin up through level-8 Transbay 2E / #230folsom Willis construction is fabricating and installing the skin They do beautiful work. @mercyhousing is the owner developer @swinerton1888 is the GC Our excellent design team includes: @y.a.studio @meyersplusengineers @dciengineers @langanengenv @plural.studio.sf @tucci_lighting @team4ea 184 units of affordable family housing, two retail spaces, and a childcare center to be operated by @wuyeesf #concrete #concreteconstruction #precastconcrete #underconstruction #affordablehousing #housingforall #urbanarchitecture #modernarchitecture #highrisebuilding #design #texture #architecturelovers #urbandesign