Kenzo Tange: Architecture and Urban Design, 1946?1979

Tange, Kenzo

Published by Verlag fur Architektur Artemis, Zurich, Switzerland, 1970

About this Item

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. Seller Inventory # 364798

Bibliographic Details

Title: Kenzo Tange: Architecture and Urban Design, ...

Publisher: Verlag fur Architektur Artemis, Zurich, Switzerland

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First edition.