Marco Pompili, "Public Housing in Japan: The Dōjunkai Apartments One Hundred Years On" (Brill, 2026)

Public Housing in Japan: The Dōjunkai Apartments One Hundred Years On

(Brill, 2026) is the first comprehensive English-language examination

of the Dōjunkai Foundation (1924-2024). Compiled and edited by Dr. Marco

Pompili through interviews and studies, it is a must-read for anyone

interested in modern Japanese architecture. The Dōjunkai Apartments

(1924-1934), the Foundation's best-known work, introduced apartment

living to Japan in response to crucial historical and social challenges

such as urban reconstruction after the devastating earthquake of 1923

and the emergence of new working and middle classes. The book's texts,

by prominent scholars and architects, as well as a series of original

drawings and photographs from the period, bring the work of the Dōjunkai

Foundation back to life 100 years after its founding. While the