"Mehta and MacDonald present a mesmerizing album of four-color photographs accompanied by text that explains the inspiration and construction of each project. Readers will be delighted to find a Nakamura Keith Haring Museum "that sits like an exclamation mark" on a hill in the village of Kobuchizawa in the Japanese Alps, with a gallery complex by Atsushi Kitagawara that features hot springs (onsen) in fanciful Haring-like shapes."- Publishers Weekly "Just as one might hope from a book entitled New Japan Architecture , ingenious designs are in abundance, confirming the ongoing symbiotic relationship between Japanese architecture and water, light and nature. Structures with the wow factor leap off the page but sensitivity and refinement are the new watchwords as Japanese architects create new languages for the senses to absorb. Exciting new public buildings have also sprung up in an attempt to revitalize the Japanese educational system and drag the country out of the economic impasse. Embracing experimentation, sophisticated craftsmanship, sustainable materials, technology and contemporary ideas must be a prerequisite for anyone wishing to study architecture in Japan judging from the fascinating projects portrayed in this book-from inspirational micro-homes and elegant mid-scale structures through to larger, ambitious buildings like the National Art Centre in Tokyo."- Trends Living Magazine.