DEATH CRUSADE

VERT Akimoto is a small residential building in Tokyo known for its distinctive avocado-green tile exterior. The structure uses thousands of small ceramic mosaic tiles, a material widely used on Japanese apartment buildings during the late 20th century because it resists humidity and requires little maintenance.

The building’s rounded balconies and curved corners reflect a design trend common in Tokyo residential construction during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Developers often experimented with bold colors and tiled façades during that period, creating many compact apartment blocks with unique appearances.

Zaha Hadid Architects: The Structural Symmetry of Leeza SOHO Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Leeza SOHO tower in Beijing is a 207-meter masterclass in architectural problem-solving. Photographed during construction by ZHA project director Satoshi Ohashi, the images reveal a skeleton bisected by an underground subway tunnel. To navigate this, the tower rises as two separate halves that would independently buckle under their own weight; instead, they lean into one another for mutual stability.

The brutal warmth of Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro.

If you’ve spent enough time digging through the stranger corners of manga, sooner or later you end up at Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro. And when you first open it, the immediate reaction is often confusion before admiration.

There’s very little known about Hayashida’s creative process as she strays away from media attention. But one thing is certain, she embraces a deliberately dirty visual texture through aggressive pen strokes. Part of this aesthetic comes from Hayashida’s background before entering manga. She studied oil painting and has stated she approaches manga more like painting.

At the same time, Hayashida balances this brutal style with a strange sense of warmth. The Hole feels eerily lived-in. Hanging out in the Hungry Bug, making gyoza together, Nikaido riding on Caiman’s shoulders while Natsuki clings to them, a cozy side you wouldn’t expect from its gritty visuals. The longer you spend with Hayashida’s pages, the more that contrast starts to cling to you.