Japanese building practice : from ancient times to the Meiji period / Kenneth Frampton, Kunio Kudo, and Keith Vincent.

Main entry:

Frampton, Kenneth.

Title & Author:

Japanese building practice : from ancient times to the Meiji period / Kenneth Frampton, Kunio Kudo, and Keith Vincent.

Publication:

Description:

vii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167).
I. Typology, Cosmology, and Construction Methods / Kenneth Frampton -- II. Construction Administration and Management from the Third Century to the Edo Period / Kunio Kudo and Keith Vincent -- III. Adoption of Western Building Technology: The Government Role / Kunio Kudo and Keith Vincent -- IV. Vernacular Western Style as Constructed by the Meiji Toryo / Kunio Kudo and Keith Vincent -- V. The Rise of the Modern Japanese Contractor / Kunio Kudo and Keith Vincent.

Summary:

Providing an overview of Japanese architecture and building techniques, this is a timely publication for use by the many architects working for Japanese clients, and a practical text for students in courses on non-Western architecture.

ISBN:

0442020317 (paperback)
9780442020316 (paperback)

Subject:

Building Japan.
Industria de la construcción Japón HISTORIA.
Construction Japon.
Building.
Bouwkunst.
Bouwconstructies.
Building Japan History.
Japan.

Added entries:

Kudo, Kunio.
Vincent, Keith, 1968-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 133116
Call No.: ID TH105.F73; ID:97-B2907
Status: Available

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