Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms

Locher, Mira & Ben Simmons & Kengo Kuma

ISBN 10: 4805309806 / ISBN 13: 9784805309803

Published by Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 2010

About this Item

A nice, solid copy. ; Color Photographs; 9 X 0.9 X 10 inches; 224 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, Rutland
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4805309806
• ISBN 13: 9784805309803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Weight: 4 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture/Urban Studies

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Synopsis

Thick thatched roofs and rough mud plaster walls. Intricate carved wood transoms and precisely woven tatami mats—each element of traditional Japanese architecture tells a story. In Traditional Japanese Architecture, author Mira Locher explores how each of these stories encompasses the particular development, construction, function and symbolism inherent in historic architectural elements. From roofs, walls and floors to door pulls and kettle hangers, Traditional Japanese Architecture situates these elements firmly within the natural environment and traditional culture of Japan.

About the Author

Mira Locher is an architect and professor who worked for Team Zoo Atelier Mobile in Japan for seven years before setting up an architectural practice in partnership with Takayuki Murakami in the US. She is an Assistant Professor at the College of Architecture & Planning at the University of Utah.

Ben Simmons taught photography at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina before relocating to Japan where he opened Ben Simmons Photography, Inc. Recent books include Tokyo Megacity. www.bensimmonsphoto.com