{"product_id":"contemporary-japanese-architecture-40th-ed-philip-jodidio-9783836595728","title":"Contemporary Japanese Architecture. 40th Ed.","description":"\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Jodidio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836595729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836595728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 6.69w x 1.18d","brand":"Philip Jodidio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44364974588159,"sku":"9783836595728","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03391c58-aed5-4124-93f2-1eb5948e3380.jpg?v=1697055913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-japanese-architecture-40th-ed-philip-jodidio-9783836595728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}