Japan and the West an architectural dialogue

This book discusses the architectural influence that Japan and the West have had on each other during the last 150 years. While the recent histories of Western and Japanese architecture have been well recorded, they have rarely been interwoven. Based on extensive research, this book provides a synth...

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1. Verfasser: Jackson, Neil (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London Lund Humphries 2019
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Zusammenfassung:This book discusses the architectural influence that Japan and the West have had on each other during the last 150 years. While the recent histories of Western and Japanese architecture have been well recorded, they have rarely been interwoven. Based on extensive research, this book provides a synthetic overview that brings together the main themes of Japanese and Western architecture since 1850 and shows that neither could exist in its present state without the other. It should be no surprise that the Bank of Japan in Tokyo is based upon the national banks in Brussels and London, or that Le Corbusier's cabanon at Cap Martin in the south of France is based upon an eight mat tatami room. In considering these histories, this book demonstrates the mutual inter-dependence of both architectural cultures while, at the same time, acknowledging their differences
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:471 Seiten
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26 cm
ISBN:1848222963
1-84822-296-3
9781848222960
978-1-84822-296-0