{"product_id":"katsura-imperial-villa-9781837290147","title":"Katsura: Imperial Villa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating and comprehensively illustrated study of the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding example of Japanese architecture, Katsura has inspired countless architects from Bruno Taut and Le Corbusier to Tadao Ando and Kenzo Tange, and is often considered a precursor of Modernist tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in a new format, \u003ci\u003eKatsura Imperial Villa\u003c\/i\u003e offers an in-depth exploration of the seventeenth-century palace in Kyoto, Japan through detailed drawings and historical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extensive selection of maps, drawings, and photographs make this book an indispensable reference work and offer unprecedented access to this beautiful palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArata Isozaki\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2022) was a renowned Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshiharu Matsumura\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural photographer based in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManfred Speidel\u003c\/b\u003e is a German architect and a leading authority on Bruno Taut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Taut\u003c\/b\u003e (1880-1938) was a German-born architect and theorist who visited Katsura in the 1930s and was one of the first to champion the complex as a precursor of modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Gropius\u003c\/b\u003e (1883-1969) was chairman of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design from 1937-52 and was a founder of the Bauhaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenzo Tange\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2005) was one of Japan's foremost architects and was the winner of the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesco Dal Co\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architectural History at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572375257362,"sku":"9781837290147","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1e669e4-b04a-406b-b331-43eac9447103.jpg?v=1755859524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/katsura-imperial-villa-9781837290147","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}