Kenzo, Signed (8 results)

Hardcover with dustjacket, 96 pages, in Italian; very good condition except tears to dj at top and bottom edge a couple small tears to dj at top edge; inscribed and signed by Paolo Riani dated 1974 on title page; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.,

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. In-4 reliure éd. sous jaquette 27,5 cm sur 24,5. 141 pages. Jaquette en bon état. Bon état d'occasion. Exemplaire enrichi d'une dédicace autographe de Kenzo et de l'auteure à Chantal Thomass.

Couverture rigide. Du May | Paris 1989 | 24.50 x 27.50 cm | reliure de l'éditeur | Edition originale pour laquelle il n'a pas été tiré de grands papiers. Reliure de l'éditeur en pleine toile noire, dos lisse, exemplaire complet de sa jaquette illustrée. Iconographie. Feuillets légèrement gondolés en marges, l'ouvrage ayant dû séjourné dans un endroit humide auparavant, sinon agréable exemplaire. Rare envoi autographe signé de Takada Kenzo à Gilles Brochard. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] Edition of wich no leading copies exists. Binding of the editor in full black fabric. Iconography. Slips slightly warped in margins, the book that had stayed in a damp place previously, otherwise nice copy. Rare autograph signed Kenzo Takada Gilles Brochard. *.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First edition. A presentation copy of this survey of the work of the great Japanese architect. This book is compiled from works published in Japanese, including Reality and Creation, Technology and Humanity, and Architecture and the City. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white halftone photographs accompanied by Tange's annotations in English, French, and German translation. In addition to his most famous works, like the Peace Center in Hiroshima, St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, and the Tokyo Olympic arena, the final sections of this book address urban planning, with chapters on his design for Skoplje, the Osaka World's Fair Master Plan, his 1960 plan for Tokyo, and his essay on the Tokaido-Megalopolis. 304 pages, with several hundred illustrations, many full-page. 11 by 11 inches. First edition (first printing of this translation). Spine a touch faded and scuffed, in a near fine slipcase. This copy is inscribed by Tange, "To Mr. and Mrs. Justin Herman, with heartfelt gratitude and deepest admiration from Kenzo Tange. 1970.12.15." Herman (1909?1971) was the executive directory of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency from 1959 until his death. He was, essentially, the Robert Moses of San Francisco. Tange's firm, working for the Redevelopment Agency, developed the initial plan for the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco in 1969.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The uncommon 1974 true 1st edition --the Japanese edition-- of "Architecture and Urban Planning", the masterwork of Japan's legendary Pritzker-winning architect Kenzo Tange (1913-2005). TANGE HAS WARMLY INSCRIBED THIS COPY to the widow of Charles Engelhart (1917-1971), the renowned gold-mining and throroughbred-racing baron who many felt Ian Fleming had modelled his immortal character "Auric Goldfinger" after. This is a clean, very well-preserved copy to boot. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with titling (in Japanese characters) along the front panel and spine. Folio, hundreds of crisp black-and-white and color photos throughout capturing the breadth of Tange's remarkable career. Also includes the publisher's printed card slipcase and thick stapled booklet of "English Captions of Kenzo Tange 'Architecture and Urban Planning'". Very scarce as such. Signed.

Architecture and Urban Planning. Kenzo Tange. Tokyo, Japan: Sekai Bunkasha Co., 1975. Limited to 200 copies of which this is number 187. INSCRIBED BY KENZO TANGE! Lacking stapled bookplate of English captions. Original oatmeal colored cloth binding + slipcase measures 15 x 11", 4to. In good condition. Slipcase normally scuffed around edges and corner; spot of off-setting on front board. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed. Inscription, in ink, found on half-title page: "To Ian Jack L. Numata(?) from Kenzo Tange. 1995. 6. 11." Text-block right and clean. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Kenz? Tange (?? ??, Tange Kenz?; 1913 - 2005) was a Japanese architect. Born in Sakai and raised in China and southern Japan, Tange was inspired from an early age by the work of Le Corbusier and designed his first buildings under Imperial Japan. He first achieved recognition for his projects to reconstruct the destroyed cities of postwar Japan, particularly Hiroshima, where he designed the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. His engagement with the Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne in the 1950s made him one of the first Japanese architects to achieve international recognition. Renowned for synthesizing traditional Japanese styles with modernism, Tange's work was emblematic of the Japanese postwar boom. However, he built major projects on five continents. He was a forerunner, mentor, and patron of the metabolist movement. He was also known as an ambitious, original urban planner whose ideas inspired the reconstruction of cities including Skopje. Tange would continue designing buildings until his death in 2005. Tange won awards for his contributions to architecture, including the Royal Gold Medal in 1965, the AIA Gold Medal in 1966, the Praemium Imperiale for Architecture in 1993, and the Pritzker Prize, the "Nobel Prize of architecture", in 1987. INSCRIBED BY KENZO TANGE! FORN-SHELF-0701-UPSTAIRS-BB-2603-HK3479.

Autogrammkarte (mit montiertem, farbigen Magazinbild und gedrucktem Namen), eigenhändig signiert mit Datum 4.4.96.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Rare - Authentic card signed in January 1997. + Business card. + Photo 11.5x15 cm (recent print). Size : 8x13 cm. Condition : slight trace of paperclip, please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.