Home to all kinds of cultural extremes, Tokyo is where futuristic meets traditional and tranquility meets speed. Jacketed in a delightful city map drawn ...
In Japanese Creativity, Japanese architect Yuichiro Edagawa sets out to try to determine the roots of a particularly Japanese architectural style by analyzing a ...
Considered one of the most influential Japanese architects today, Akihisa Hirata was born in Osaka, attended Kyoto University, and worked at the office of ...
En este libro, el lector interesado en la cultura japonesa podrá encontrar una serie de ensayos actuales que dirigen su mirada al entrecruzamiento de ...
Born to Japanese immigrant parents in Seattle, Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) became one of the towering figures of midcentury architecture, even appearing on the cover ...
This overview of recent work by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, who together gained international recognition with their office SANAA, covers both independent and ...
Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design ...
Depiction is quintessential to the conception of an architectural project. Its way of representation also provides insights into the architect's design process. This new ...
Designer and architect Keiji Ashizawa is deeply influenced by the principles of 20th-century modernism, carrying on its spirit through user-friendly design in the everyday ...
Based on traditional construction, the ultra-modern high-tech architecture of the Japanese capital fascinates architectural aficionados across the world. This new guide is an indispensable ...
This diminutive but insightful book features one of Japan's most sought-after architects, Sou Fujimoto. It comprises an interview with the architect by Noriko Takiguchi ...
One of the greatest and most influential architects of Japan's postwar generation, Kazuo Shinohara (1925-2006) has remained virtually unknown outside the small community of ...
Japan-based Go Hasegawa has found himself increasingly in the spotlight in recent years, a much sought-after younger architect who has built a career through ...
Although he did not receive formal architectural training, Japanese architect Yo Shimada has run his own office, Tato Architects, since 1997, yet he still ...
Contemporary Japanese Architecture presents a clear and comprehensive overview of the historical and cultural framework that informs the work of all Japanese architects, as ...
