Beyond the Bubble: The New Japanese Architecture

ISBN-13: 9780714845753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 240 str.

Botond Bognor

Opis

Detailní pohled na to nejlepší ze současné japonské architektury od konce 80. let do dneška. Zahrnuje práce architektů jako Toyo Ito, SANAA, Atelier Bow-Wow a Kengo Kuma. Text v angličtině.

An overview of contemporary Japanese architecture from the late 1980s to the present day and beyond, including projects in progress
Includes exceptional examples from the most exciting architects working in Japan today, such as Toyo Ito, SANAA, Atelier Bow-Wow and Kengo Kuma
Introductory essays provide a wide-ranging survey of contemporary Japanese architecture and detailed treatments of the individual projects
Features an array of buildings, including residential, retail and public works projects, all extensively illustrated with photos, drawings and computer renderings
Botond Bognar is an influential international expert on Japanese architecture and urbanism and holds the Edgar A. Tafel Chair in Architecture at the Urbana-Champaign
School of Architecture, University of Illinois. For the past 30 years he has been investigating various aspects of Japanese architecture and urbanism, and has published numerous books, essays and articles on the topic.

O autorze

Botond Bognar holds the Edgar A. Tafel Chair in Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture. For the past 30 years he has been investigating various aspects of Japanese architecture and urbanism; he has published numerous books, essays and articles on the topic.