Main entry:

Nishi, Kazuo, 1938-2015.

Title & Author:

What is Japanese architecture? / Kazuo Nishi and Kazuo Hozumi ; translated, adapted, and with an introduction by H. Mack Horton.

Edition:

1st English ed.

Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1985.

Description:

144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Nihon kenchiku no katachi.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142) and index.
Introduction -- Worship: the architecture of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines -- Daily life: residential and urban architecture -- Battle: castles and castle towns -- Entertainment: architecture in the Sukiya spirit -- Sites mentioned in the text -- Museum and other facilities of architectural interest.

Summary:

How do you tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese architecture? How do you know, from the structure, the differences between a Buddhist temple from a Shinto shrine, from a residence? Construction, design, carpentry and the history of Japanese architecture from pre-history to the 19th century are the focus of this book with its 300 illustrations.

ISBN:

0870117114 (U.S.)
9780870117114 (U.S.)
477001211X (Japan)
9784770012111 (Japan)
4770019920
9784770019929

Subject:

Architecture Japan History To 1868.
Architecture Japan 20th century Designs and plans.
Architecture Japan History 20th century Designs and plans.
Arquitectura Japón Diseños y planos.
Architecture Japon Histoire Jusqu'à 1868.
Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle Dessins et plans.
Architecture
Bouwkunst.
Arquitetura (Japao)
Japan
Japan Architecture to 1868

Form/genre:

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

Added entries:

Hozumi, Kazuo, 1930-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 116079
Call No.: ID:85-B19288
Status: Available