Encounters and Positions: Architecture in Japan

by Susanne Kohte (Editor), Hubertus Adam (Editor), Daniel Hubert (Editor)

Overview

Now as before, Japanese architecture is very popular in Europe and the western world. This publication provides an overview of its many design concepts and cross-references. Using design examples and interviews, the book presents thirteen current positions.The publication focuses on young architects who take up extremely independent positions within Japanese architecture, as well as on Pritzker Prize winners Toyo Ito and Fumihiko Maki.

Six essays by European specialists on Japan provide supplementary insights into the aesthetics and space concepts of Japanese architecture, making cross-references to Japan’s architectural history, and explaining current lines of development. The book thus combines a self-reflective approach with an outsider’s analytical view.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783035608465
Publisher:	Birkhäuser
Publication date:	03/20/2017
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Susanne Kohte, Prof. i. V. an der TH Köln; Hubertus Adam, Architekturkritiker; Daniel Hubert, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt

Prof. Susanne Kohte, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne;

Hubertus Adam, architecture critic

Daniel Hubert, architect