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The article highlights the interior design of the MDS Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, designed by architect Sigeru Ban. According to the author, the gallery is a showcase for the architect's experiments with cardboard tubes. Tall tubes of recycled paper form a peristyle on the south side, in front of a curving wall. The author claims the geometry is subtle, the arc set asymmetrically within the rectangle, and shapes a chiaroscuro that changes gradually throughout the day with the light.

Describes Shigeru Ban's experiments with paper architecture which has served the needs of January 1995 Kobe earthquake refugees and other victims of disasters. Axonometrics of Takatori Catholic Church and paper log house; Key specifications; Materials and technology.

The article describes the architecture design of the Tokyo Tower office building in Tokyo Bay, Japan created by Foster Architects. The project illustrates some of the pressures of the contemporary world and the kind of imagination needed to humanize them. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural drawings.