The exotic and ultra-modern architecture of Japan's capital city fascinates architecture aficionados all around the world. This guide is an indispensable companion for anyone seeking to explore the architecture of one of the world's largest and most complex cities. Over two hundred of Tokyo's most interesting buildings from the post-1945 era are introduced in pictures and informative texts. Plans and indices complete this practical and user-friendly guide, with maps making the buildings easy to locate.
The exotic and ultra-modern architecture of Japan's capital city fascinates architecture aficionados all around the world. This guide is an indispensa...
Helsinki is an architectural hub between East and West. The influence of nearby St Petersburg is just as palpable as that of European neo-classicism of the early nineteenth century. Creativity is a pervasive feature of this Nordic magnet for friends of good design and appreciation of Finnish architecture has reached an unprecedented international scale. This guide introduces more than 170 buildings and illustrates that there is far more to Finnish architecture than the works of well-known heroes such as Alvar Aalto, Heikki Siren or Viljo Revell.
Helsinki is an architectural hub between East and West. The influence of nearby St Petersburg is just as palpable as that of European neo-classicism o...