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Terunobu Fujimori's Charred Cedar House, completed in 2007, is clad in charred cedar boards, which have been treated with an ancient Japanese technique that seals the wood against rain and rot. Read our profile on the Japanese architect. Photo by Adam Friedberg. Photo 2 of 5 in That Wood is on Fire: 5 Examples of Shou-Sugi-Ban by Olivia Martin from Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed May 24, 2013

That Wood is on Fire: 5 Examples of Shou-Sugi-Ban

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Terunobu Fujimori's Charred Cedar House, completed in 2007, is clad in charred cedar boards, which have been treated with an ancient Japanese technique that seals the wood against rain and rot. Read our profile on the Japanese architect. Photo by Adam Friedberg.