St. Mary's Cathedral Tokyo (Katedoraru Sei Maria Daiseido) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. It is located in the Sekiguchi neighborhood of Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
The original structure of 1899 was a wooden building in the Gothic style. It was burned during World War II. The present church, designed by Tange Kenzo, dates from 1964. Kenzo Tange won the competition for the reconstruction of this church in 1961. It was built with assistance from Wilhelm Schlombs, architect to the Archdiocese of Cologne, the engineer Yoshikatsu Tsuboi, who worked with Tange on many of his projects and the Zurich architect Max Lechner.
The plan of the building is in the form of a cross, from which eight hyperbolic parabolas rise up. These open upwards to form a cross of light which continues vertically the length of the four facades. To this rhomboid volume other secondary constructions are added, including the baptistry and the baptismal font. Their rectangular volumes contrast with the symbolic character of the cathedral. The bell tower is 60 m in height and stands at a little distance from the main building of the cathedral. The exterior surfaces are clad in stainless steel, which gives them a special radiance in keeping with the religious character of the building.
Location : 3-15-16 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku
Town: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Completed: 1964
Renovated: 2007
Height: 39.4 m
Floor area: 3,650 m²
Architect: Kenzo Tange
Structural engineer: Yoshikatsu Tsuboi
Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, India. Also referred to as Delhi Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays centuries of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. The building was inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct Akshardham.
The temple, which attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who visit Delhi, was officially opened on 6 November 2005. It sits on the banks of the Yamuna adjacent to the proposed 2010 Commonwealth Games village. The monument, at the center of the complex, was built off of the Vastu Shastra and Pancharatra Shastra. The complex features a large central monument crafted entirely of stone, exhibitions on incidents from the life of Swaminarayan and the history of India, an IMAX feature, a musical fountain, and large landscaped gardens.
Monument:
The main monument, at the center of the complex, is 141-foot (43 m) high, 316-foot (96 m) wide, and 370-foot (110 m) long, and is covered top to bottom with carved details of flora, fauna, dancers, musicians, and deities.
Designed in accordance with ancient Vedic text known as the Sthapatya Shastra, it features a blend of architectural styles from across India. It is constructed entirely from Rajasthani pink sandstone and Italian Carrara marble, and has no support from steel or concrete. The monument also consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, nine domes, and 20,000 murtis and statues of Hinduism’s sadhus, devotees, and acharyas. The monument also features the Gajendra Pith at its base, a plinth paying tribute to the elephant for its importance in Hindu culture and India's history. It contains 148 scale sized elephants in total and weighs a total of 3000 tons.
Within the monument, under the central dome, lies a murti or statue of Swaminarayan which is 11-foot (3.4 m) high. The murti is surrounded by similar statues of the gurus of the sect. Each murti is made of paanch daatu or five metals in accordance to Hindu tradition. Also within the central monument lie the murtis of other Hindu deities, including Sita Ram, Radha Krishna, Shiv Parvati, and Lakshmi Narayan.
Placement of space in this house plan in harmony with Vastu Purusha Mandala (the ancient Indian science orientation and placement). The biggest challenge when designing the house to arrive at a visually interesting architecture of the program dictated rigid specific location of various rooms. Houses, built on soft-split levels rose lazily from the north east (lowest point) to the point (highest southwest). Its linear horizontal and cantilevered roof forms broad weave around the trees of the population, and a large expanse of glass blur the spatial boundaries between garden and house. One experiences a sense of infinity as he walked though open plan living spaces, which are restricted from each other by sliding, bi-fold doors and in some cases there is no barrier at all.
So regardless of the position of the main areas in accordance with elements of the house – the main bedroom in the zone of the Earth (SW), the kitchen at Fire zone (SE), and a swimming pool and into the zone of Water and Air zones (N and NE), – even the position of the door , the staircase, the location of the bed, wardrobe and desk and position in the bathroom lavatories shall be in accordance with the proper flow of energy. In all other respects however, the client gave us complete freedom of aesthetics.
This home is located near a quiet street, and house – office is located near the main road. Home office to act as sound barriers and temporary one in the house situated in an almost unbroken canopy of old trees one can not see the hustle and bustle of the main road. Rather than have a conventional space is limited, spontaneous response to the surrounding homes by choosing to dwell on the beautiful views from the rooms strategically placed.
Bifold doors into the large open living room in open court, where the soft steps carved from local granite quera take you to a page open to the sky with ornamental trees were perched in the middle. Home about internal pages have a sloping roof of Mangalore tiles vernacular. This column supports for the roof is innovative. Large load is transferred through a diagonal steel struts to hand carved stone columns. An outdoor dining table takes advantage of the climate of Bangalore where they live and dine in a semi-outdoor space can be more fun than sitting in the house. 
A wooden staircase takes you from page to the first floor Master Suite. Master suite has a large sitting out, installed a fitness center, walk in closet and full bathroom with natural light pages. There is an interesting mix of luxe and natural elements in home Vaastu – rough stone steps, the court gravel, exposed concrete ceilings and polished concrete floors contrast well with polished Italian marble, fine teak furniture, silk and satin. Park with a lap pool on one side has an outdoor dining room with rough-cut logs 15ft as a table. Here one can eat under the giant banyan tree with layers of tropical planting around you.
