Traditional Japanese architecture : an exploration of elements and forms /

Studies the different elements that make up traditional Japanese architecture, covering such topics as cultural inflences, construction, variations, and history for each element

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Locher, Mira
Other Authors: Kuma, Kengo, 1954- (Author of introduction, etc.), Simmons, Ben (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Enfield : Tuttle ; Publishers Group UK [distributor], c2010
Tokyo : Tuttle, 2010
Tokyo ; North Clarendon, VT : c2010
Tokyo : Enfield : [2010]
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Summary:Studies the different elements that make up traditional Japanese architecture, covering such topics as cultural inflences, construction, variations, and history for each element
Studies the different elements that make up traditional Japanese architecture, covering such topics as cultural influences, construction, variations, and history for each element
"I believe that the power to rescue the spirit of the people of this earth from the confusion of today is possessed within this tradition."--Kengo Kuma, from the foreword
Item Description:Purchase supported by the Elise and Wesley Wright, Jr. '51 Marquand Book Fund
This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC
Physical Description:223 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index
ISBN:4805309806 (hbk.)
4805309806
9784805309803 (hbk.)
9784805309803