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Japan and the West 2019 - An Architectural Dialogue (Hardcover)
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Japan and the West 2019 - An Architectural Dialogue (Hardcover)
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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. In conclusion, the book moves beyond style and
structure to the Japanese concept of ma - the pause or the space
between, and demonstrates how this Zen Buddhist concept has found a
place in Western architecture.
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