Residential Architecture

The first English translation of Kazuo Shinohara’s landmark book on twentieth-century Japanese architecture.

Kazuo Shinohara’s (1925-2006) book Residential Architecture is considered one of the most significant pieces of writing on Japanese architecture of the late twentieth century. First published in Japan in 1964 as Jūtaku kenchiku, the book was mandatory reading for generations of students of architecture in Japan and has deeply influenced many of the best-known Japanese designers, such...