Island Nation Aesthetics (Polemics) - Softcover

Isozaki, Arata

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185490437X ISBN 13: 9781854904379

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

The Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki is one of the most innovative and influential architects working today. Over the last 35 years he has created an impressive oeuvre, spread over many continents. Based on his lecture given at the Royal Academy in London, June 1995, this polemic presents Isozaki's view on island nation aesthetics; he argues for the origin of singularity of aesthetics as seen in the culture of Japan, especially in terms of space, design and traditional organisation of life. Japan is an island nation, with an invisible boundary where the exterior automatically becomes the interior. Where will the destruction of such conditions lead its aesthetics at the end of this century? This influential architect has a history and point of view which will inspire the reader.

About this title

About the Author:

Arata Isozaki is a practicing architect, based in Japan. He is recognised as one of the world's leading architects and has been invited to lecture, and has been visiting professor, at universities around the world including UCLA, Yale and Columbia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 185490437X
• ISBN 13: 9781854904379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 59