Japanese Minimalist Houses: Top Photos

Silence, wood, and light in the tradition that taught the world what emptiness can do

Completed in 2006, this Contemporary building was designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA to serve as an annex to the Toledo Museum of Art, known as the Glass Pavilion. Celebrating the
Completed in 2006, this Contemporary building was designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA to serve as an annex to the Toledo Museum of Art, known as the Glass Pavilion. Celebrating the © Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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