Content:

• Sustainable building and life-friendly building - Syuzo Murakami
• Control of vision and the environment - Rolex Toyocho Building
• Fusion of design and function - Nakanoshima Mitsui Building
• A variable facade - Nikken Sekkei Tokyo Building
• A spatial performance of light and heat - Changi Airport Rail Terminal
• Following the changing season - Nippon Television Tower
• Building functions through action - Jiji Press Building
• A new standard for office buildings - Century Toyota Building
• Column : Facade plan in the Life Cycle of a Building

• New buildings are undergoing a renaissance.
• With society's increasing emphasis on conserving the global environment, sustainability has become a key design consideration.
• At the same time, technology is transforming the performance and function that buildings are expected to provide