Koichi Takada Architects
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Reimagining urban life through nature
In Naturalizing Architecture, Takada moves beyond biomimicry to propose a regenerative vision for the urban environment.
Events
Individual moments of joy inside the LANDMARK by Lexus pavilion
If the LANDMARK by Lexus pavilion has previously been about electrifying the senses, more recently Lexus Australia stepped out of the fast lane with a highly curated, slowed-down approach.
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Towards a golden age of Australian architecture?
On the eve of 2024, our new editor, Timothy Alouani-Roby, addresses an exciting yet provocative open letter to the Australian architecture community on the opportunities of an era.
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Koichi Takada on nature, luxury and his latest collaboration with Lexus
As LANDMARK by Lexus returns for its sixth iteration, Sydney-based Japanese architect Koichi Takada is reflecting on the place of nature in design.
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Layered in luxe sustainability: LANDMARK by Lexus
LANDMARK by Lexus was back in full swing at the Lexus Melbourne Cup Carnival, with an electrifying ‘green’ feast for the senses. Experience it first-hand here.
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The brave new world of brick
In this second part of a series on Brickworks, we move on to the future of brick. Exciting innovations are taking place, pushing design and material technology in new directions.
Ideas
“Architecture, like food, benefits greatly when we slow the process down,” writes Koichi Takada
Every decision we make as architects and designers from the very first moments of project conception has carbon consequences.
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Koichi Takada Architects’ sculptural and sympathetic apartment building
Referencing both its pine tree namesake and the local surf culture, Koichi Takada Architect’s Norfolk is a nine level apartment on the Burleigh Heads waterfront in Australia.
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Review: Koichi Takada Architecture, Nature and Design
Published by Rizzoli New York, Koichi Takada Architecture, Nature and Design covers the first decade of Takada’s practice and his innovative designs.
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This Koichi Takada apartment references its namesake through fluid, organic form
Referencing both its pine tree namesake and the local surf culture, Koichi Takada Architect’s Norfolk is a 9 level apartment on the Burleigh Heads waterfront.
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What’s cooking in hospitality design?
Indesign #85, the ‘Social Spaces’ issue is out now. Indesign Editor Alice Blackwood brings us up to speed on the retail and hospitality design topics informing this edition’s theme.
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11 certified carbon neutral Australian architecture firms
How far have Australian architects come since pledging to become carbon neutral? We explore Australia’s leading certified carbon neutral architecture firms.
Articles
Koichi Takada on his philosophy of conscious architecture
For Koichi Takada of Koichi Takada Architects the reigning imperative of our time is not simply to look back at history and preserve it. It is to move inexorably forward – in an environmental sense.
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Behold the ‘new European Bauhaus’ à la Takada
Climate crisis, meet your comeuppance; the dawn of the new European Bauhaus has come. And here’s Koichi Takada to show us how it’s done.
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Japanese heritage within an Australian environment: LANDMARK by Lexus
Infusing Lexus’ Japanese values of warmth and hospitality with Australia’s rich native landscapes comes LANDMARK at Lexus 2019 by Koichi Takada Architects. This premier design project reimagines the hospitality and cuisine experience at the annual Melbourne Cup Carnival.
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60 Australian projects shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival 2019
Australia proves to excel on the global stage with 60 projects shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival 2019.
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Rare desert beauty: Koichi Takada’s National Museum of Qatar interiors
Koichi Takada Architects’ interiors for the new National Museum of Qatar exude a visceral beauty that is breathtaking in their impact and imagination.
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Announcing the winners of the Think Brick Awards 2019
If what we saw at the Think Brick Awards in Melbourne last Thursday is anything to go by, brilliant things can – and do – happen when architects and building designers “think brick”.
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National Museum of Qatar Gift Shop and Children’s Gift Shop, by Koichi Takada Architects
Koichi Takada Architects’ interiors for the recently opened National Museum of Qatar include “the world’s most beautiful museum gift shop”
People
INDE.Awards inaugural Editors’ Gold Mark goes to Koichi Takada for Arc
Koichi Takada Architects is best known for pushing people’s perception of architecture. Case in point: the Crown Group’s Arc, which has won the inaugural Editors’ Gold Mark award at the INDE.Awards 2019.
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And Here Are Your 2019 INDE.Awards Winners!
Selected by our esteemed jury from over 430 entries from 14 countries, the Winners and Honourable Mentions of the INDE.Awards 2019 represent the most progressive architecture and design in all its diversity and dynamism within the Indo-Pacific region.
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Proudly Presenting Your 2019 INDE.Awards Winners!
In 2019 we received not only a record-breaking number of entries, but saw some of the most exciting and progressive work that exists within our vast region. We have been energised by the raw talent of our regional design community, and humbled by the Jury’s commitment and devotion to meticulously reviewing this year’s submissions. This […]
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Koichi Takada Architects
Japanese-born, Sydney-based architect Koichi Takada seeks to ’explore the boundaries of perception’.