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Article title Japanese dry garden - Wikipedia
Article Evaluation This article is in a good state currently, the information contained is both relevant to the topic and very in depth with the topic. While a majority of the information is adequate enough to get a good idea of the topic, there are a few paragraphs that could be improved by adding a bit more information and resources. Specifically, the paragraph that explores the spiritual and religious meaning of the gardens could be improved by exploring the affects that the gardens have on the lives of locals.
Sources: Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden - François Berthier - Google Books:Visual structure of a Japanese Zen garden | Nature:

Article title Northwest Regional style - Wikipedia
Article Evaluation This article is in the Stub-class meaning that it only has a very basic amount of information. This article could be improved by collecting various sources and visuals to at least further add to existing paragraphs or create new categories of information.: :
Sources: From Forest to Frame: Representation and Exception in the Regional Modernism of the Pacific Northwest: Architectural Theory Review: Vol 25, No 1-2 (tandfonline.com):You May Have Something There: Identifying Historic Cultural Resources in the ... - Stephen Dow Beckham - Google Books

Article title Shofuso Japanese House and Garden - Wikipedia
Article Evaluation This article has a good and solid base of information, since it is as C-class article, it could benefit from more information across the various topics that are already discussed. As the article stands currently, it is very neutral in tone and supplies a good amount of information and details, however, it could also benefit from the aid of more visuals as well. Sources

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"Shofuso" by Peter L. Doebler (risd.edu)
The Westernization of the Japanese Garden - ProQuest

Article title Nagaya (architecture) - Wikipedia
Article Evaluation The article is lacking a good amount of content, there are places where the article can go into the history of the style of architecture as well as a different section describing the characteristics of the style. In terms of the tone of the article, it is great and has various references, however, again the main aspect that needs to be altered is just the amount of information.
Sources: Cross-cultural validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Japan - ScienceDirect

Article title Shinmei-zukuri - Wikipedia
Article Evaluation This article is also lacking a lot of information, it could benefit greatly from expanding the information included to add a characteristics paragraph and more visual examples. The language used in the article could also be altered to improve the tone and quality overall.
Sources: Knowledge of Past Japanese Architecture in the Edo and Early Meiji Periods | SpringerLink