The classic tradition in Japanese architecture : modern versions of the sukiya style / text by Teiji Itoh ; photographs by Yukio Futagawa ; translated from the Japanese by Richard L. Gage.

Main entry:

Itō, Teiji, 1922-2010.

Title & Author:

The classic tradition in Japanese architecture : modern versions of the sukiya style / text by Teiji Itoh ; photographs by Yukio Futagawa ; translated from the Japanese by Richard L. Gage.

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Publication:

New York : Weatherhill/Tankosha, [1972]

Description:

279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Cover title in Sino-Japanese characters: Sukiya.
Translation of: Gendai no sukiya.
[Part 1. The background of the modern skiya style]. The sukiya style in perspective -- Wabi : the spiritual basis of the sukiya style -- Origins and early development of the sukiya style -- The demands of the sukiya style -- The sukiya building in the world of today -- [part 2. Four modern sukiya types]. The independent house : Matsuoka residence, Tokyo -- The independent restaurant : Hassho-kan, Nagoya -- The annex to a modern building : Kasui-en, Miyako Hotel, Kyoto -- Rooms in a modern building : Yamatane Art Museum, Tokyo -- [part 3. Elements of the modern sukiya structure] The process of refinement -- Asymmetry and the diagonal-line approach -- Exterior appearance : space and form -- Tranquility in a small space : the courtyard garden -- Flow space : the neutral interrior -- The uses of artificial light -- Pivoting space : the area under the eaves -- Spartial flexibility : sliding doors and partitions -- [part 4. Sukiya components in modern building].
Translated from the Japanese by Richard L. Gage.

Summary:

This book presents a study of modern Japanese architecture in the elegant Sukiya style.

ISBN:

0834815117
9780834815117

Subject:

Architecture, Sukiya.
Architecture Japan History 20th century.
Architecture Designs and plans.
Architecture, Japanese.
Architecture Japanese.
Architecture, Modern Japan 20th century.
Architecture sukiya.
Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture japonaise.
Architecture Dessins et plans.
architectural drawings (visual works)
Architecture
ARQUITECTURA SUKIYA JAPON.
Japan

Form/genre:

architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings
History
Dessins d'architecture.

Added entries:

Futagawa, Yukio, 1932-2013, illustrator.
Gage, Richard L., translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 120354
Call No.: W3138
Status: Available

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