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The Japanese House Reinvented


  • Thames & Hudson
  • by Philip Jodidio
Japanese houses have to contend with very particular constraints, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their architects to explore ideas of stability and ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as fascinating as they are idiosyncratic.

ISBN 9780500343081 | E | HB
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Publisher Thames & Hudson
ISBN 9780500343081
Author(s) Philip Jodidio
Publication date May 2015
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 278 x 200 mm
Illustrations throughout col.ill.
Pages 304
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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Japanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their architects to explore alternating ideas of stability and ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as fascinating as they are idiosyncratic. Their formal innovation and attention to materials, technology and measures to coax in light and air while maintaining domestic privacy make them cutting-edge residences that suggest new ways of being at home. Contemporary Japanese architecture has emerged as a substantial force on the international scene ever since Kenzo Tange won the Pritzker Prize in 1987. This overview of 50 recent houses powerfully demonstrates Japans enduring commitment to design innovation.