Takaharu Tekuza fit the bill, and it shows in his unorthodox design for the Fuji Kindergarten in Tachikawa, Japan. The oval structure is built around a group of 80-foot-high zelkova trees. The wide, ...

The concept for the Ring around a Tree building is reflecting the concept for the main building of Fuji Kindergarten with its partially exposed volume sheltered by the trees large canopy. The new ...

"It looks like a simple structure. But it's a layering of many ideas combined." Fuji Kindergarten was selected from a four-strong shortlist including BIG’s 8 House in Copenhagen; the Melbourne ...

At Fuji Kindergarten, located in the Tachikawa suburb ... close to its original location but higher up on a hill. Every structure in the building, from the floorto the handrail, was carved out ...

Does that make sense for people? It does. Such a school – Fuji Kindergarten in suburban Tokyo, by Tezuka Architects – was awarded the Moriyama RAIC International Prize in Toronto on Tuesday.

Situated in the city of Tachikawa, Fuji Kindergarten follows the Japanese architectural tradition of welcoming nature in. In this case, Tezuka Architects built around nature, leaving the classroom ...

Architects: Djuhara + Djuhara Fuji Kindergarten in Tachikawa ... The result is an industrial-feeling structure that is structurally sound but still gives kids plenty of room to roam outdoors.

Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo, Japan is not an ordinary school. Hailed around the world for its innovative design, the school is circular and above the wide-open class space is a donut shaped roof ...

Takaharu Tezuka is one of the architects who designed Fuji Kindergarten ... beyond the physical structure of schools, there is another movement afoot to redesign school curriculum for the ...

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced Tezuka Architects’ Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo ... "It looks like a simple structure. But it's a layering of many ideas combined." ...

At Fuji Kindergarten, designed by Tezuka Architects, children enter an oval-shaped building with an open-air rooftop playground, with trees entering into classrooms and virtually no division ...