{"product_id":"contemporary-japanese-architecture-45th-ed","title":"Contemporary Japanese Architecture: 45th Ed.","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapan's contemporary architecture has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite creativity. No fewer than \u003cstrong\u003eeight Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince Osaka World Expo ’70 highlighted contemporary forms, \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 \u003cstrong\u003eendless search for forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenting the latest in Japanese building, \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 \u003cstrong\u003e37 architects\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e53 exceptional projects \u003c\/strong\u003eby Japanese masters—from \u003cstrong\u003eTadao Ando\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Shanghai Poly Theater, \u003cstrong\u003eShigeru Ban\u003c\/strong\u003e’s concert hall La Seine Musical, \u003cstrong\u003eSANAA\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Grace Farms, \u003cstrong\u003eFumihiko Maki\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 4 World Trade Center to \u003cstrong\u003eTakashi Suo\u003c\/strong\u003e’s much smaller sustainable dental clinic. An \u003cstrong\u003eelaborate essay\u003c\/strong\u003e traces 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9783836595728 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Jodidio, Philip \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Taschen GmbH  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : August 09, 2023 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : Germany \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Taschen GmbH \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English,German,French \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Hardback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 217 mm x 156 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 1092 g \u003cbr\u003eSERIES : 45th Edition \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/The-Arts\"\u003eThe Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jodidio, Philip","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50256799858965,"sku":"9783836595728","price":300.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9783836595728.jpg?v=1791956978","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/contemporary-japanese-architecture-45th-ed","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}