Efficiency As Behavior | ARPA Journal

A conversation with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto Within limitations.

The Un-expected_An architecture of Efficiency. Image courtesy of Estban de Backer. This interview is the third in a series of interviews conducted by Esteban de Backer to question the status quo of efficiency in architecture. Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and his wife Momoyo Kajima started their activity as Atelier Bow-Wow in 1992. The Tokyo-based practice is renowned for their domestic and cultural architecture and theories, especially their work surrounding the concept of “Behaviorology.” The pair has published eleven books, including the Pet Architecture Guidebook. Tsukamoto is a professor in the…

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