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Ten Japanese Architects

September 13, 2026

It recently occurred to me that the story of me and architecture can be illustrated by Japanese architects I’ve encountered and appreciated along the way. The period 1970-1980 was pretty intense. This post collects a lot of information in one place. I know this blog is poorly indexed but, if I ever trust an AI […]

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A Career in Architecture

November 26, 2023

Graham McKay

fame and fortune, Japanese architects

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In her book, American Architects and the Mechanics of Fame, Roxanne Williamson hinted at such a thing as a “creative spark” being somehow “transmitted” to an employee in an office of an architect who was either just-about-to-be-famous or flush with the success of their first highly acclaimed project. Williamson contains her study to American architects […]