Description
| Product ID: | 9781785002489 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Title: | Japanese Modern Architecture 1920-2015 |
| Subtitle: | Developments and Dialogues |
| Authors: | Author: Ari Seligmann |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | History of architecture, History of architecture, Japan, c 1800 to c 1900, 21st century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Explains the rich history of Japanese architectural developments from the 1920s foundation of modern architecture to contemporary permutations of modern and post-modern architecture. This book introduces the diversity of Japanese architecture and traces the evolution of its architecture in the context of domestic and international developments. Japanese Modern Architecture 1920-2015 uses a series of thematic lenses to explain the rich history of Japanese architectural developments from the 1920s foundation of modern architecture to contemporary permutations of modern and post-modern architecture. The book introduces the diversity of Japanese architecture and traces the evolution of Japanese architecture in the context of domestic and international developments. It examines the relationship between architecture and nature, and explores various approaches to craft and material. Finally, this new book considers tensions between refinement and ostentation in architectural expression. |
| Imprint Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-11-07 |