A new building in Shibuya district, only 6 floors. I love the curved glass.I don’t know when this building dates from, with cast concrete slabs decorating the facade. Very different from any other building sin Shibuya district.A loping brick wall, I have no idea of its purpose but I can only think it might be a sunscreen?!Low relief cast concrete sign on the outer wall of a public toilet, near the old cemetry in Edo DistrictI have never seen such an interesting handrail on exterior steps. Beautifully made.Gorgeous polished copper facade on this bar beside the river. I wonder how often it will need re-polishing.Backlit 3D structure in the ceiling over the staircase in a large department store.One of the corner fortresses of the Imperial Palace gardens with modern Tokyo in the background.Massive granite walls define the extended gardens, the wardens cycle around for speed.Lines of low hedges define the contours juxtaposed with perfectly smooth flat lawns.
Fortress at OdawaraModern architecture in KyotoRaked sand gardens in KyotoExtraordinary glass roof-scape over Kyoto stationInteresting facade in TokyoRe-fit of an old low-rise apartment building in Tokyo, lovely use of a red stripe down the corner of the building.The Sky Tree. Quite terrifyingly moving at the top, swaying in the breeze. Extremely fast lifts. left my stomach behind at floor 5 or thereabouts, height at the viewing platform on floor 29 is 452 meters!A very much zoomed in view from the viewing platform of the Sky Tree. The atmosphere was very misty, but theres no disguising how much of Tokyo is very tall buildings.In huge contrast a two or possibly three story townhouse in Taito – Yanaka. Apparently these small houses are only expected to last about 20 years and are then rebuilt from scratch.
Sally Wakelin - Studies in Creativity 