The Art And Architecture Of Japan

Author : Robert Treat Paine,Alexander Coburn Soper
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300053339

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The Art and Architecture of Japan by Robert Treat Paine,Alexander Coburn Soper Pdf

Once slighted as mere copying from China, the arts of Japan are now seen as a unique alternation of advances and withdrawals. At times the islanders produced Chinese-style works of great beauty, unmatched on the continent. When they chose to be independent, their art differs at every level. Sculpture, and even more painting, are concrete, sensuous, and emotional, speaking directly to all.

Author : David Young,Michiko Young
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781462906574

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The Art of Japanese Architecture by David Young,Michiko Young Pdf

The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects. Along the way it discusses the iconic buildings and architectural styles for which Japan is so justly famous--from elegant Shinden and Sukiya aristocratic villas like the Kinkakuji "Golden Pavilion" in Kyoto, to imposing Samurai castles like Himeji and Matsumoto, and tranquil Zen Buddhist gardens and tea houses to rural Minka thatched-roof farmhouses and Shinto shrines. Each period in the development of Japan's architecture is described in detail and the most important structures are shown and discussed--including dozens of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The aesthetic trends in each period are presented within the context of Japanese society at the time, providing a unique in-depth understanding of the way Japanese architectural styles and buildings have developed over time and the great variety that is visible today. The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of hand-drawn 3D watercolor illustrations and color photos as well as prints, maps and diagrams. The new edition features dozens of new photographs and a handy hardcover format that is perfect for travelers.

Author : Robert Treat Paine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:278268945

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The Art and Architecture of Japan by Robert Treat Paine Pdf

Author : Robert Treat Paine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0758166052

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The Art and Architecture of Japan by Robert Treat Paine Pdf

Author : Ralph Adams Cram
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781462900800

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Impressions of Japanese Architecture by Ralph Adams Cram Pdf

"The best book on Japanese architecture ever produced by a Westerner." —The American Architect Japanese architecture is undoubtedly less well known and less appreciated than the architecture of any other civilized nation. Not only this, but it is almost universally misjudged, and while the world has by degrees come to know and admire the pictorial and industrial arts of Japan, her architecture, which is the rot and vehicle of all other modes of art, is passed over with a casual reference to its fantastic quality or a patronizing tribute to the excellence of some of its carved decoration. Written at a time when Japanese art was only beginning to be appreciated in the West, Impressions of Japanese Architecture conveys a sense of discovery and enthusiasm that modern readers will find as interesting and infectious as the book's first readers did. Long considered a classic, this new edition contains a foreword by acclaimed contemporary architect and author, Mira Locher. Originally published about one hundred years ago, Impressions of Japanese Architecture is still of immense value to anyone wishing for a better understanding of Japanese architecture, art and culture.

Author : Christopher Dresser
Publisher : London : Longmans, Green, and Company
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Architecture
ISBN : HARVARD:32044108142050

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Japan by Christopher Dresser Pdf

Author : Sinclair Hood
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300052871

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The Arts in Prehistoric Greece by Sinclair Hood Pdf

Originally published in 1978 by Penguin Books.

Author : Robert Treat Paine,Alexander Coburn Soper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:601797710

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The Art and Architecture of Japan by Robert Treat Paine,Alexander Coburn Soper Pdf

Author : Christopher Dresser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781108080613

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Japan by Christopher Dresser Pdf

An exquisitely illustrated 1882 introduction to Japanese architecture and decorative arts, by a leading British expert on the country's art.

Author : Geeta Mehta,Deanna MacDonald
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781462908509

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New Japan Architecture by Geeta Mehta,Deanna MacDonald Pdf

Featuring dozens of high-quality photographs, schematic designs and insightful commentary this Japanese architecture book is a must-have for architects or collectors. The past five years are widely consider to have been the most innovative period in contemporary Japanese design history. The projects featured in New Japan Architecture were completed during this extraordinarily fertile time. Featuring breathtaking images of modern Japan, this volume presents forty-eight extraordinary projects by forty-two of the world's leading architects, including: Hitoshi Abe Ward Kishi Tadao Ando Chiba Manabu Architects Toyo Ito Kengo Kuma Kazuyo Sejima This architecture book features a wide-range of buildings, some exhibiting the ultimate ideal of the white Zen cube, while others exemplify the search for the new wow factor in iconic design. In many, cutting-edge modernity is counterbalanced by a concern for sustainability—an issue that has motivated many architects to rethink and reintroduce concepts drawn from traditional Japanese architecture. Projects big and small, private and public, residential and commercial are included. Insightful text by two leading experts in the field of Japanese architecture highlights the remarkable aspects of each building and places these developments within the wider context of world architecture. Offering an essential overview of current trends, New Japan Architecture points the way to modern architecture's future.

Author : Teiji Itō
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951P006828504

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Traditional Domestic Architecture of Japan by Teiji Itō Pdf

Author : Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),Arthur Drexler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015006731908

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The Architecture of Japan by Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),Arthur Drexler Pdf

Author : Kevin Nute
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015031820999

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Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan by Kevin Nute Pdf

This book is the first thorough account of Frank Lloyd Wright's relationship with Japan and its arts. It presents significant new information on the nature and extent of Wright's formal and philosophical debt to Japanese art and architecture. Eight primary channels of influence are examined in detail, from Japanese prints to specific individuals and publications, and the evidence of their impact on Wright is illustrated through a mixture of textual and drawn analyses.

Author : Dana Buntrock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134725083

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Materials and Meaning in Contemporary Japanese Architecture by Dana Buntrock Pdf

In this beautiful and perceptive book, Dana Buntrock examines, for the first time, how tradition is incorporated into contemporary Japanese architecture. Looking at the work of five architects – Fumihiko Maki, Terunobu Fujimori, Ryoji Suzuki, Kengo Kuma, and Jun Aoki – Buntrock reveals the aims influencing many wonderful works barely known in the West; the sensual side of Japanese architecture borne out of approaches often less concerned with professionalism than with people and place. The buildings described in this book illustrate an architecture that embraces uniqueness, expressing unusual stories in the rough outlines of rammed earth and rust, and demonstrating new paths opening up for architectural practice today. For some, these examples will offer new insight into expressions of tradition in Japanese architecture; for others, this book offers inspiration for their own efforts to assert the unique heritage of other regions around the world. Compelling, insightful and groundbreaking, this book is essential for everyone studying Japanese architecture and anyone trying to invoke narrative and tradition in contemporary design.

Author : Ralph Adams Cram
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Architecture
ISBN : PSU:000012186860

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Impressions of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts by Ralph Adams Cram Pdf