Main entry:

Buntrock, Dana, 1958-

Title & Author:

Japanese architecture as a collaborative process : opportunities in a flexible construction culture / Dana Buntrock.

Publication:

London ; New York : Spon Press, 2001, ©2002.

Description:

xxii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Historical precedents. Craft in early modern Japan (1590-1868). Drawing the line: The carpenter as architect. The problem of style. A challenge to traditional trades. Design in the nineteenth century. The emergence of architectural practice -- Education and the professions. The university. The office. Transferring knowledge from the university -- Architectural practice today. Four models of design development. Leading architects as "lead users" A cluster of innovations. The roots of collaborative practice. Design teams. Linkage between professionals. Team players. Building cooperative teams. Trade-outs. Working in the midst of construction -- Contractors: Collaborators and competitors. Consultants and constructors in alliance.

Summary:

"Architects throughout the world hold Japan's best architecture in high regard, considering the country's buildings among the world's most carefully crafted and innovative. While many books, magazines, and exhibitions have focussed on the results of architectural practice in Japan, this book is the first to explain the reasons for Japan's remarkable structures. Architectural design does not occur in isolation; Japan's architects are able to collaborate with a wide variety of people, from professional consultants to constructors."
"Dana Buntrock discusses architecture as a part of the construction community, moving from historical precedents that predate the emergence of the architectural profession in Japan through to contemporary practices. Because Japanese architects are able to collaborate in making decisions, Buntrock includes detailed discussion of the role of contractors, fabricators and suppliers, using accessible non-technical language. She also explains the context for design, addressing educational differences, the importance of Japan's national government in supporting construction, and Japan's legal flexibility.
Case studies interspersed throughout the text discuss how these opportunities are explored in architectural practices and highlight important work by some of Japan's leading architects, including Fumihiko Maki, Toyo Ito, Hajime Yatsuka, and Kazuyo Sejima." "Readers will find this book offers them both insights into the nature of architectural practice in their own communities and surprising alternatives."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0419251405 (pb)
9780419251408 (pb)

Subject:

Architectural practice Japan.
Architecture, Japanese 20th century.
Construction industry Japan.
Interprofessional relations Japan.
Architecture japonaise 20e siècle.
Construction Industrie Japon.
Relations interprofessionnelles Japon.
Architectural practice
Architecture, Japanese
Construction industry
Interprofessional relations
Architecture Pratique Japon.
Architecture Japon 20e siècle.
Industrie du bâtiment Japon.
Relations industrielles Japon.
Japan

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221224
Call No.: NA1555 .B8 2001
Status: Available