{"product_id":"architecture-of-life-takaharu-tezuka-9781966515975","title":"Architecture of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is purpose of architecture? How may it enrich human life and collectivity?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitecture of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English-language essay collection from the world-renowned architectural duo known for Fuji Kindergarten and the Roof House, among numerous other works. Beyond drawings and photos, this book embraces a philosophy that is simultaneously radical and obvious: how to make comfortable spaces and places that enhance the lives of individuals, families, and communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors challenge the modern obsession with creating architecture as sterile, climate-controlled, soundproofed objects. Instead, they propose architecture as a frame and stage for all of life, from people to microbes. Through a series of in-depth discussions of the intentions and design processes that produced their pioneering and world-renowned buildings, they demonstrate how architecture has the potential to foster freedom, dignity, and joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the authors' own life experiences, as well as the careers of those who have inspired them, introducing cultural and philosophical concepts from Japan and elsewhere, these essays cumulatively reveal how architecture might connect people with each other, and with the wider world. Part personal narrative and part philosophical meditation, this book is both a critique of existing circumstances and a manifesto for new approaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Takaharu Tezuka,Yui Tezuka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966515979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966515975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oro Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Takaharu Tezuka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084142584063,"sku":"9781966515975","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/architecture-of-life-takaharu-tezuka-9781966515975","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}