Brutalist architecture on Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture was born of necessity, as seasonal typhoons are commonplace and concrete buildings can better withstand severe weather than those made of wood and other natural materials.

Physicochemical analysis in the microscopic sense is a critical assessment of monitoring the polymeric materials under a weathering test, and it links the accelerated laboratory test with the outdoor performance results for a long-term durability.

They target three physical weathering processes: frost shattering, thermal fracturing, and light-ning strikes, which are rarely described in other papers of special issues.

May 20, 2018 · Large eaves and a mesh canopy that will eventually be covered with plants help to shade the interiors of this concrete house on Japan's Okinawa Island.

Oct 26, 2020 · Typhoons tend to affect the subtropical islands of Okinawa and the country’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, so visitors planning trips to these areas should be aware of the possibility of travel disruption.

Mar 25, 2022 · Okinawa is a brutalist wonderland. On the island of Okinawa, Japan, the chill vibes of a beach vacation hot spot have an unexpected architectural backdrop. Most of the buildings are made of...

Okinawa has a sub-tropical oceanic climate: high temperature and high humidity; the annual temperature difference is small. The temperature is as warm as around 16°C and there are few days below 10 °C even in winter. In summer, there are few days significantly exceeding 30°C.

Apr 26, 2022 · Okinawa gets an average of 1,817 millimeters of rainfall a year, contrasted with Tokyo’s average of 1,482 millimeters. This puts Okinawa — an island almost half the size of Tokyo — at nearly 20% more rain.

Ryukyuan architecture (琉球建築, Ryūkyū kenchiku) is the architecture in Ryukyu Islands (the Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan). The history of Ryukyuan architecture dates back to the Shell Mound Period that lasted between 2000–1000 BC.

We obtained outdoor weathering data, namely yellowing (YI) and loss of gloss, for non-stabilized and stabilized PC samples at five exposure sites in Japan (Tokyo, Kagoshima, and Okinawa) and the United States (Florida and Arizona) in order to examine the regional characteristics of …