While Japan’s traditional architecture is widely regarded as a national treasure, much of the country’s significant post-war architecture is at risk of being demolished or changed beyond recognition. Many significant examples of Modernist buildings have already been destroyed due to economic forces and earthquake resistance issues.

Now, with the ramping up of preparations for the 2020 Olympics, several of the country’s most important Modernist gems such as the acclaimed Hotel Okura (scheduled to undergo renovation in 2015) are in peril. Without further consideration taken for these cultural landmarks, the beauty and the mastery they reflect will be forever lost, and unable to share with generations to come.

Bottega Veneta Creative Director Tomas Maier, a lifelong architecture enthusiast, is a passionate supporter whose commitment lies in raising awareness for, and encouraging the honoring of, these icons.

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I love this... 

"Over the course of the last decade, many of you have likely noticed the broad (and often erroneous) application of the term “Architect.” The tech industry may very well be the greatest manipulator of the term. With titles like “Software Architect,” “Network Architect,” “Infrastructure Architect” and “Solutions Architect,” there is hardly a position in Silicon Valley onto which you cannot tack the label “Architect” to give it that extra dash of credibility and creativity. While it’s not uncommon to find job listings for obscure titles like “Senior Solutions Architect,” actual* Architects will just assume that this position involves the design of retirement housing. Of all the industries, shouldn’t the brilliant and innovative minds of the hi-tech world have the imagination to come up with better job titles? "

We are not your Boomer/Gen X'er Architect. The millennial architect will no longer accept long held and outdated traditions in the architectural profession. ...

there is more sense written in the comments than in the entire article. this is exactly the WRONG mindset of the generation of kids coming out of grad school... 

and yet, somebody has to be a CAD monkey... its required to get things built, so who is doing the drawings? i suppose he wants the guys who have been working for 20+ years to do them.  this is written by an independently wealthy, overly entitled student from an IT background who probably cant get work in an office because he doesn't understand the process. you know what happens when you are a CAD monkey? you actually learn HOW to draw and WHY things are drawn the way they are so other people can understand them because you sure didn't learn it in school. 

also im a big fan of putting your time in. sorry, you don't just get to run a successful practice out of school because you haven't spent the time developing skills necessary to actually know what you are talking about. the ONLY way to get there is learning from the guys who have done it. quite simply, architecture students straight out of school are utterly unequipped to do anything. its not their fault, its the way the education system is set up. the first year is a massive shock to the system, where rules start to apply and there really is a "right" and "wrong" way to get things done. IT students/ "the top millennial talents" can create startups because generally there are no rules, no regulating bodies, its purely creative industry where anything goes and with no real consequences for failure. not to mention the difference in equity required to build a tech startup VS an architectural practice.