Baukunst III: Fake Designs of Japanese Architecture

K. Fukushima; H. Tominaga, R. Sawaki, R. Yamamoto (Eds.)

Gaden Books, 2025

65,50

The third volume in the Bau Kunst series, ‘Fake Designs of Japanese Architecture’ turns the research focus inward to Japan and investigates pre-modern wooden architecture. The study questions the apparent harmony of structure and space in medieval Japanese buildings, suggesting that it may in fact be a carefully constructed illusion – a layered relationship between structure and appearance. The book begins with a reprint of writings on Japanese architecture from international sources, followed by an exploration of medieval temples researched for this project, and concludes with essays – including a roundtable discussion with architectural historian Wataru Mitsui.

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ISBN: 9784991145629

288 pagina's, illustraties in kleur & z/w, 30 x 19 cm, hardcover, Japans/Engels