Koichi Takada: Architecture, Nature, and Design

Koichi Takada is part of a new generation of architects striving to bring nature back into the urban environment—an approach he developed after living in Tokyo, New York, and London. His architecture reconnects people with the natural environment, drawing inspiration from organic forms and local contexts.

This handsome volume showcases a range of Takada’s recent projects, illustrating the unique way his talent connects the natural and the designed, and how it has evolved over the past ten years. Beautiful photographs of buildings and interiors are juxtaposed with sketches and images of nature, illustrating the aesthetic inspirations behind the designs and the way they embody light, air, and even sound. Texts by Philip Jodidio guide readers through the variety of spaces that range from the interiors of the award-winning National Museum of Qatar in Doha and Urban Forest in Brisbane—Australia’s “greenest residential building”—to stunning buildings in Sydney, Melbourne, Los Angeles, China, and a new space under construction in Tokyo. This unique architectural journey will inspire readers to look at architecture with a fresh mindset.