Published on the occasion of the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, this book offers an in-depth look at the exhibition of the Japanese Pavilion. Rather ...
The Japanese world utsuwa literally means 'vessel' or 'container', and commonly refers to any kind of cup, plate, dish, or pot. Unlike mass-produced crockery, ...
Volume 21 in the Contemporary Architects Concept Series assembles numerous projects and presents them in a flexible structure, so that readers can begin anywhere. ...
Maki and Associates, the office of Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and publishes this volume along with an ...
Este libro describe la arquitectura doméstica tradicional de Japón en veinticinco capítulos temáticos que incluyen algunos elementos ya muy conocidos, como los pavimentos de ...
For more than half a century, visionary architect Kiyonori Kikutake (1928-2011) pursued Metabolic architecture, embracing forces of renewal, recycling, and transformation. This volume, the ...
This instalment focuses exclusively on the residential work of acclaimed architect Kazuyo Sejima, who founded Tokyo-based SANAA together with Ryue Nishizawa in 1995. Featuring ...
Kazunari Sakamoto (geboren 1943) hat sich in seinem Schaffen mehrheitlich mit kleineren Wohnbauten beschäftigt, in welchen er die Grundsätze der Architektur hinterfragt und auslotet. ...
Il volume è dedicato al complesso architettonico della Villa imperiale di Katsura, costruito nel XVII secolo. Esso si articola attraverso la giustapposizione, all'interno del ...
The book will present the new art spaces in Japan. These new constellations represent a paradigm shift from urban museums as containers to decentralised, ...
En las últimas décadas la arquitectura japonesa ha registrado un acontecimiento notable en el mundo occidental debido a aspectos como la relación entre la ...
This volume features eighteen new works by Japanese architects with a diverse range of functions and typologies, illustrated through numerous photos and drawings, and ...
Kazunari Sakamoto (born 1943) has mainly been working on smaller residential buildings, in which he questions and explores the principles of architecture. His buildings ...
With the evolution of digital and material technologies, Japanese designers and architects are seeking ways to reverse the wholesale destruction of traditional public space ...
A small-format textbook of traditional Japanese architecture and its terminology, this guide features clear drawings and diagrams, including isometric views and floor plans, that ...
Tokyo-based Waro Kishi +K.Associates architects present a monograph featuring ten houses completed in various Japanese cities. Each is published individually in detail in a ...
Dedicated to the Kyoto-based office headed by Kentaro Takeguchi and Asako Yamamoto, this monograph comprises a selection of various works, projects and exhibitions the ...