Katsura Villa

Author : Arata Isozaki
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714862545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Katsura written by Arata Isozaki and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of Katsura, the seventeenth-century Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan, a pivotal work of Japanese architecture, often described as the 'quintessence of Japanese taste'. First revealed to the modern architectural world by Bruno Taut, the great German architect, in the early twentieth-century, Katsura stunned and then excited the architectural community of the West. Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, pillars of the Modernist establishment, were fascinated by Katsura's 'modernity'. This book documents the palace in detail, combining newly commissioned photographs, detailed drawings, archival material, and historical analysis.

Author : Arata Isozaki
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Katsura Villa written by Arata Isozaki and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yasufumi Nakamori
Publisher : Museum Fine Arts Houston
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Katsura written by Yasufumi Nakamori and published by Museum Fine Arts Houston. This book was released on 2010 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20-Sept. 12, 2010.

Author : Arata Isozaki
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0262516055
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan-ness in Architecture written by Arata Isozaki and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Japan's leading architects examines notions of Japan-ness as exemplified by key events in Japanese architectural history from the seventh to the twentieth century; essays on buildings and their cultural context. Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context—not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In Japan-ness in Architecture, he identifies what is essentially Japanese in architecture from the seventh to the twentieth century. In the opening essay, Isozaki analyzes the struggles of modern Japanese architects, including himself, to create something uniquely Japanese out of modernity. He then circles back in history to find what he calls Japan-ness in the seventh-century Ise shrine, reconstruction of the twelfth-century Todai-ji Temple, and the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa. He finds the periodic ritual relocation of Ise's precincts a counter to the West's concept of architectural permanence, and the repetition of the ritual an alternative to modernity's anxious quest for origins. He traces the "constructive power" of the Todai-ji Temple to the vision of the director of its reconstruction, the monk Chogen, whose imaginative power he sees as corresponding to the revolutionary turmoil of the times. The Katsura Imperial Villa, with its chimerical spaces, achieved its own Japan-ness as it reinvented the traditional shoin style. And yet, writes Isozaki, what others consider to be the Japanese aesthetic is often the opposite of that essential Japan-ness born in moments of historic self-definition; the purified stylization—what Isozaki calls "Japanesquization"—lacks the energy of cultural transformation and reflects an island retrenchment in response to the pressure of other cultures. Combining historical survey, critical analysis, theoretical reflection, and autobiographical account, these essays, written over a period of twenty years, demonstrate Isozaki's standing as one of the world's leading architects and preeminent architectural thinkers.

Author : Akira Naito
Publisher : Kodansha
ISBN 13 : 9784770005427
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Katsura written by Akira Naito and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 1977 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marian Moffett
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781856693714
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A World History of Architecture written by Marian Moffett and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius declared firmitas, utilitas, and venustas-firmness, commodity, and delight- to be the three essential attributes of architecture. These qualities are brilliantly explored in this book, which uniquely comprises both a detailed survey of Western architecture, including Pre-Columbian America, and an introduction to architecture from the Middle East, India, Russia, China, and Japan. The text encourages readers to examine closely the pragmatic, innovative, and aesthetic attributes of buildings, and to imagine how these would have been praised or criticized by contemporary observers. Artistic, economic, environmental, political, social, and technological contexts are discussed so as to determine the extent to which buildings met the needs of clients, society at large, and future generations.

Author : Mark M. Jarzombek
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470902485
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Global History of Architecture written by Mark M. Jarzombek and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition "Because of its exceptionally wide perspective, even architectural historians who do not teach general survey courses are likely to enjoy and appreciate it." —Annali d'architettura "Not only does A Global History of Architecture own the territory (of world architecture), it pulls off this audacious task with panache, intelligence, and—for the most part—grace." —Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians Revised and updated—the compelling history of the world's great architectural achievements Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture, Second Edition has been updated and revised throughout to reflect current scholarship. Spanning from 3,500 b.c.e. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history. The architectural history of the world comes to life through a unified framework for interpreting and understanding architecture, supplemented by rich drawings from the renowned Frank Ching, as well as brilliant photographs. This new Second Edition: Delivers more coverage of non-Western areas, particularly Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, and Pre-Columbian America Is completely re-designed with full-color illustrations throughout Incorporates additional drawings by Professor Ching, including new maps with more information and color Meets the requirements set by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) for "non-Western" architecture in history education. Offers new connections to a companion Web site, including Google EarthTM coordinates for ease of finding sites. Architecture and art enthusiasts will find A Global History of Architecture, Second Edition perpetually at their fingertips.

Author : Conrad Totman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520203569
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Modern Japan written by Conrad Totman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995-08 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoughtfully organized survey of Japan's early modern period (1568-1868) is a remarkable blend of political, economic, intellectual, literary, and cultural history. The only truly comprehensive study in English of the Tokugawa period, it also introduces a new ecological perspective, covering natural disasters, resource use, demographics, and river control.

Author : Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yasuhiro Ishimoto written by Yasuhiro Ishimoto and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the photography of Yasuhiro Ishimoto, covering several decades of his career. A native of Japan, Ishimoto studied photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago from 1948 through 1952, and photographed in Chicago during 1959-61. His distinguished career in Japan would, by itself, make him worthy of American attention, but his work holds the double fascination that, even at its most Japanese, his American influence remains obvious. Includes three essays, a chronology, and high-quality bandw photos. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Christian Tagsold
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812246748
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spaces in Translation written by Christian Tagsold and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Spaces in Translation, Christian Tagsold explores Japanese gardens in the West and ponders their history, the reasons for their popularity, and their connections to geopolitical events. He concludes that a process of cultural translation between Japanese and Western experts created an idea of the Orient and its distinction from the West.