{"product_id":"contemporary-japanese-architecture-45th-ed","title":"Contemporary Japanese Architecture. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover | 480 Pages \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEver since Osaka World Expo ’70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the Japanese art of building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future—building greener and smarter than ever before.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapan's contemporary architecture has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite creativity. No fewer than\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeight Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince Osaka World Expo ’70 highlighted contemporary forms,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan has been a key player in global architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tadao Ando's geometry put Japanese building on the map, bridging East and West. After his concrete buildings, figures like Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, and Kazuyo Sejima pioneered a more sustainable approach. Younger generations have taken new directions, in harmony with nature, traditional building, and an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eendless search for forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenting the latest in Japanese building,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethis book links this unique creativity to Japan's high population density, modern economy, long history, and continual disasters in the form of earthquakes. Accepting ambiguity, constant change, and catastrophe is a key to understanding how Japanese architecture differs from that of Europe or America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis compact edition highlights\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e37 architects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e53 exceptional projects\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Japanese masters—from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTadao Ando\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Shanghai Poly Theater,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShigeru Ban\u003c\/strong\u003e’s concert hall La Seine Musical,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSANAA\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Grace Farms,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFumihiko Maki\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 4 World Trade Center to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakashi Suo\u003c\/strong\u003e’s much smaller sustainable dental clinic. An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eelaborate essay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces the building scene from the Metabolists to today, showing how the interaction of past, present, and future has earned contemporary Japanese architecture worldwide recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"INGRAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45409766473865,"sku":"9783836595728","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9783836595728_82be9.jpg?v=1774029045","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/contemporary-japanese-architecture-45th-ed","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}