Yomiuri: Japan architect honored for eco-friendly 'air suit'
An eco-friendly Japanese project that can extend the lives of aging buildings won regional recognition for its contribution to sustainable development. The innovative "air suit" designed by Japanese architect Kazuhide Doi won the Bronze Award, worth 25,000 dollars, in the Asia-Pacific leg of a global competition organized by the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction...The air suit creates an ecologically friendly envelope around a building, increasing energy efficiency and reinforcing the building structure, doing away with the need for more expensive infrastructure renovation or the construction of new buildings to meet growing urban demand..."I got the idea when I did a renovation project on a 100-year-old Japanese house, where I tried to use modern technology while retaining a traditional Japanese look," Doi said...more...
