Featuring dozens of high-quality photographs, schematic designs and insightful commentary this Japanese architecture book is a must-have for architects or collectors.
The past five years are widely considered to have been the most innovative period in contemporary Japanese design history. The projects featured in New Japan Architecture were completed during this extraordinarily fertile time. Featuring breathtaking images of modern Japan, this volume presents forty-eight extraordinary projects by forty-two of the world's leading architects, including:This architecture book features a wide range of buildings, some exhibiting the ultimate ideal of the white Zen cube, while others exemplify the search for the new wow factor in iconic design. In many, cutting-edge modernity is counterbalanced by a concern for sustainability-an issue that has motivated many architects to rethink and reintroduce concepts drawn from traditional Japanese architecture. Projects big and small, private and public, residential and commercial are included.
- Hitoshi Abe
- Ward Kishi
- Tadao Ando
- Chiba Manabu Architects
- Toyo Ito
- Kengo Kuma
- Kazuyo Sejima
Insightful text by two leading experts in the field of Japanese architecture highlights the remarkable aspects of each building and places these developments within the wider context of world architecture. Offering an essential overview of current trends, New Japan Architecture points the way to modern architecture's future.
- ISBN10 4805313323
- ISBN13 9784805313329
- Publish Date 3 February 2015 (first published 12 August 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tuttle Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English