Tomoaki Uno is a Japanese architect who engages with details, accuracy and depuration, as reflected in the 12 works featured in this special issue.

(…) the architecture that lasts for hundreds of years is simple and sturdy, and is full of quality. I’m not longing for nostalgia. I want to drive a modern wedge into tradition. So you don’t play with plans, and you don’t sacrifice functionality. So the sketchbook is filled with details. Simple floor plans, precise and rational details, and materials. From there, my architecture begins.(…)

Tomoaki Uno