{"product_id":"contemporary-japanese-architecture-9783836575102","title":"Contemporary Japanese Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe contemporary architecture of Japan has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite creativity. No fewer than \u003cstrong\u003eseven Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Since Osaka World Expo '70 brought contemporary forms center stage, \u003cstrong\u003eJapan has been a key player in global architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e. With his intentionally limited vocabulary of geometric forms, Tadao Ando has since then put Japanese building on the world's cultural map, establishing a bridge between East and West. In the wake of Ando's mostly concrete buildings, figures like Kengo Kuma (Japan National Stadium intended for the Olympic Games), Shigeru Ban (Mount Fuji World Heritage Center), and Kazuyo Sejima (Kanazawa Museum of 21st Century Art of Contemporary Art) pioneered a more sustainable approach. Younger generations have successfully developed new directions in Japanese architecture that are in harmony with nature and connected to traditional building. Rather than planning on the drawing board, the architects presented in this collection stand out for their \u003cstrong\u003eendless search for forms, truly reacting on their environment\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Presenting \u003cstrong\u003ethe latest in Japanese building\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book reveals how this unique creativity is a fruit of Japan's very particular situation that includes high population density, a modern, efficient economy, a long history, and the continual risk of disasters in the form of earthquakes. Accepting ambiguity, as seen in the evanescent reflections of Sejima's Kanazawa Museum, or constant change and the threat of catastrophe is a key to understanding what makes Japanese architecture different from that of Europe or America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This XL-sized book highlights \u003cstrong\u003e39 architects\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e55 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. Each project is introduced with \u003cstrong\u003ephotos\u003c\/strong\u003e, original \u003cstrong\u003efloor plans\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003etechnical drawings\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as insightful \u003cstrong\u003edescriptions\u003c\/strong\u003e and brief \u003cstrong\u003ebiographies\u003c\/strong\u003e. An \u003cstrong\u003eelaborate essay\u003c\/strong\u003e traces the country's building scene from the Metabolists to today and shows how the interaction of past, present, and future has earned contemporary Japanese architecture worldwide recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJodidio, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid, and soon Norman Foster.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644649804050,"sku":"9783836575102","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_043a4a2b-6ee1-4bb9-b37e-ddbb546b3934.jpg?v=1733120191","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/contemporary-japanese-architecture-9783836575102","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}