Japanese Minimalist Houses: Top Photos

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

Lee Ufan Museum — sculpture courtyard with poured in place concrete walls. Contemporary art museum in Kagawa prefecture, southwest Japan. Collaborative work of Tadao Ando and Lee U-Fan.
Lee Ufan Museum — sculpture courtyard with poured in place concrete walls. Contemporary art museum in Kagawa prefecture, southwest Japan. Collaborative work of Tadao Ando and Lee U-Fan. © 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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