Building & Garden
In 1955 the I-House building was constructed under the collaboration of three prominent Japanese architects – Maekawa Kunio, Sakakura Junzō, and Yoshimura Junzō and was awarded the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize the following year. In August 2006, it was registered as a tangible cultural property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.
Photo Galleryof the I-House Building
Preservation and Restoration of the I-House
A large-scale renovation including reinforcement of earthquake resistance took place in 2005. It was completed in 2006 without damaging the appearance of the building or the harmony of building and garden. This renovation approach has been highly evaluated in terms of preserving postwar architectural masterpieces in Japan. The International House of Japan was awarded the 2007 Architectural Institute of Japan Prize (Specific Contributions Division) and a Good Design Award for 2007 (Architecture and Environment Design Division) of the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.
Pictures taken during the construction are shown below.
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