From Shinto to Ando : studies in architectural anthropology in Japan / Günter Nitschke.

Main entry:

Nitschke, Günter, 1934-

Title & Author:

From Shinto to Ando : studies in architectural anthropology in Japan / Günter Nitschke.

Publication:

London : Academy Editions ; New York : Distributed to the trade in the United States of America by St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Description:

103 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Daijosai and Shikinen Sengu -- First Fruits Twice Tasted -- Time Is Money -- Space Is Money: Rites of Passage to Places of Stillness -- Ma -- Place, Space, Void -- Beyond Fence and Focus -- Beyond Sacred and Profane -- En -- Transactional Space -- Shime -- Binding, Building and Occupying.

Summary:

"This book presents a thorough and meticulous study of Japanese architecture based on thirty years of field research by the architect and urban planner, Gunter Nitschke. In this major anthropological survey, the imperial, religious and domestic architecture of Japan are traced in connection with the rituals and rites of Japanese society from Shinto to the modern day, culminating in the work of Tadao Ando the renowned Japanese architect. The book is a collection of essays exploring two threads of the evolution of Japanese architecture: the styles and the rituals which has persevered through the centuries, maintaining a traditional stronghold, and the styles and rituals which have adapted to the times and the influence of the Western world while still employing a lesser degree of tradition. Each essay focuses on the Japanese concept of space making and space understanding. Alongside this overriding theme, the author provides a penetrative study of time, the element which complements space."--Jacket.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1854902911 (HB)
9781854902917 (HB)
185490289X (PB)
9781854902894 (PB)

Subject:

Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
Architecture Japan.
Architecture and society Japan.
Symbolism in architecture Japan.
Space and time.
Space (Architecture) Japan.
Architecture and religion.
Rites and ceremonies Japan.
Architecture Japon
Architecture et religion
Architecture et société Japon
Espace (Architecture) Japon
Espace et temps
Rites et cérémonies Japon
Symbolisme en architecture Japon
Symbolism in architecture
Space (Architecture)
Rites and ceremonies
Architecture and society
Architecture
Manners and customs
Architektur
Japan Social life and customs.
Japon Moeurs et coutumes
Japon Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan

Holdings:

Location: Library main 99933
Call No.: ID:94-B11
Status: Available

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