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The concepts of "Indonesian architecture" and "architecture in Indonesia" are both quite difficult to pin down. For the architecture of this small country incorporates influences from many important cultures--from India, China and the Middle East to countries in the West--and is therefore extremely multifaceted. In fact, one might reasonably ask whether a "real"(...)
July 2007, Rotterdam
The past in the present : Architecture in Indonesia
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The concepts of "Indonesian architecture" and "architecture in Indonesia" are both quite difficult to pin down. For the architecture of this small country incorporates influences from many important cultures--from India, China and the Middle East to countries in the West--and is therefore extremely multifaceted. In fact, one might reasonably ask whether a "real" Indonesian architecture actually exists, even with reference to the country's vernacular work, which is highly diverse from an ethnic perspective in and of itself. The quest for an authentic Indonesian architecture has in fact been the subject of debate among architects there for many years, especially in regards to the work has been exported to other countries--in particular, its former colonizer, the Netherlands. (In fact, there is even a name for the hybrid style that originated during that era: Indische).This very nicely designed collection of illustrated essays, which features a special section of pictures and drawings of colonial architecture, provides a real sense of the diversity of building in modern-day Indonesia--while at the same time recognizing that such a perspective cannot be productive without taking history into account. With chapters on Modern Indonesian architecture, vernacular traditions, mosques, the effect of the Chinese diaspora, hybrid historic/contemporary Balinese architecture, the colonial period, Indische architecture and Art Deco and more, this publication provides an amazing overview and a long-overdue investigation of Indische work. Preface by Aaron Betsky.
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On the occasion of the exhibition "Archilab 2006" dedicated to the Japenese architecture and entitled "Nested in the city", Hyx publish the catalog of the exhibition in french and english version. They present all the projects of thirty invited architects and a set of critical texts which put in perspective the stakes and the subjects of the exhibition. More than any(...)
October 2006, Orléans
Archilab Japan, Orléans 2006 : nested in the city
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On the occasion of the exhibition "Archilab 2006" dedicated to the Japenese architecture and entitled "Nested in the city", Hyx publish the catalog of the exhibition in french and english version. They present all the projects of thirty invited architects and a set of critical texts which put in perspective the stakes and the subjects of the exhibition. More than any other country, Japan was interested at home, the space domesticates being perceived as a space privileging the thought. Hundred of projects presented in the catalog are built for the greater part. Selected by both curators (Akira Suzuki and Mariko Terada), they offer us a panorama of this architects' new generation which began in the 1990s. The most famous in France are doubtless Shigeru Ban presented to Archilab in 1999 and which was the first one to make approve tubes cardboard as support of his houses and also Kasujo Sejima who saw confiding with Ryue Nishizawa the construction of the Museum of the Louvre to Lens. Symbolic Bow Wow workshop is the Leader of this new generation. After the economic crisis of the end of the 90s, the construction of public establishments of average dimension and the competitions of architecture rarefied. The house thus becomes the space of creation privileged for these architects. That's why, in Tokyo, Jun Aoki, Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa, Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, Mitsuhiko Sato, Taira Nishizawa, Masao Koizumi, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Mikio Tai, Yuki Ishiguro, conceive small houses which embody the way of life of their inhabitants and maybe our future today.
The art of Japanese joinery
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This introduction to Japanese joinery not only delves into the unique history and development of Japanese carpentry, but also reveals many secrets of Japanese joinery. Presenting 48 joints, selected from among the several hundred known and used today.
June 1977
The art of Japanese joinery
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This introduction to Japanese joinery not only delves into the unique history and development of Japanese carpentry, but also reveals many secrets of Japanese joinery. Presenting 48 joints, selected from among the several hundred known and used today.
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This book argues that Japanese modern architecture emerged from identifiable events: political, social, economic, historical events, and is as susceptible as any other architecture to analysis and criticism in these terms. Episodic rather than encyclopaedic, this book does not describe every twist and turn in the development of modern Japanese architecture, but rather, it(...)
20th century Japan in 20 buildings
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This book argues that Japanese modern architecture emerged from identifiable events: political, social, economic, historical events, and is as susceptible as any other architecture to analysis and criticism in these terms. Episodic rather than encyclopaedic, this book does not describe every twist and turn in the development of modern Japanese architecture, but rather, it examines twenty buildings spanning the 20th century and places them in the context of the political, social and economic, as well as the historical and cultural factors that shaped both them and modern Japan. Each building has been chosen because it reflects a major event in the development of modern Japan and its architecture.
How to make a Japanese house
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Nowhere in the world have architects built homes as small as in Japan, and nowhere have they done so with such ingenuity and success. "How to Make a Japanese House" presents 21 lessons in how to design a single-family home from three decades of architectural practice. From the Western perspective, in which more space is better space, small interiors may once have seemed(...)
September 2012
How to make a Japanese house
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Nowhere in the world have architects built homes as small as in Japan, and nowhere have they done so with such ingenuity and success. "How to Make a Japanese House" presents 21 lessons in how to design a single-family home from three decades of architectural practice. From the Western perspective, in which more space is better space, small interiors may once have seemed undesirable, but Japanese architects have long excelled at overcoming the limitations of building in densely populated areas and creating brilliant effects of spaciousness with minimal square footage.
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Ce « Vocabulaire de la spatialité japonaise » est le résultat d'un projet ambitieux, porté par le réseau franco-japonais Japarchi. Elaboré depuis une demi-douzaine d'années, il a réuni soixante-quatre auteurs, tous spécialistes du Japon ou Japonais eux-mêmes, et attachés à la question si fascinante et si particulière de la spatialité au Japon. L'ouvrage s'emploie à faire(...)
Vocabulaire de la spatialité japonaise
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Ce « Vocabulaire de la spatialité japonaise » est le résultat d'un projet ambitieux, porté par le réseau franco-japonais Japarchi. Elaboré depuis une demi-douzaine d'années, il a réuni soixante-quatre auteurs, tous spécialistes du Japon ou Japonais eux-mêmes, et attachés à la question si fascinante et si particulière de la spatialité au Japon. L'ouvrage s'emploie à faire partager au lecteur, par petites touches, sous forme de 199 courts textes, les notions-clefs de la culture japonaise de l'espace, de l'architecture, des jardins, du pavillon de thé, des temples, sanctuaires shintôs et palais, autant que des simples hameaux et maisons populaires, de la ville dense ou des quartiers animés, du mobilier jusqu'aux aménagements du territoire, des origines anciennes jusqu'aux développements les plus contemporains, de l'espace pictural aux avatars de l'urbanité.Chacune de ces notices invite à découvrir ou à comprendre mieux, à visiter sur le terrain les lieux et les monuments, les réalisations ou les dispositifs exemplaires, grâce notamment à une importante iconographie. Des indications savamment choisies « pour en savoir plus » permettent au lecteur de prolonger sa quête, et un ensemble d'index lui facilitent la consultation et conduisent sa recherche.
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Going back to the nineteenth century, Scriver and Srivastava look at the beginnings of modernism in colonial India and the ways that public works and patronage fostered new design practices that directly challenged the social order and values invested in the building traditions of the past. They then trace how India’s architecture embodies the dramatic shifts in Indian(...)
June 2015
India: modern architecture in history
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Going back to the nineteenth century, Scriver and Srivastava look at the beginnings of modernism in colonial India and the ways that public works and patronage fostered new design practices that directly challenged the social order and values invested in the building traditions of the past. They then trace how India’s architecture embodies the dramatic shifts in Indian society and culture during the last century. Making sense of a broad range of sources, from private papers and photographic collections to the extensive records of the Indian Public Works Department, they provide the most rounded account of modern architecture in India that has yet been available.
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Fifteen projects by Japanese architects are presented in this volume, which explores a mixed group of new buildings brought together under the theme of mass. Each work is illustrated through photos and drawings, and accompanied by detailed project data and description. Among the featured buildings are Okidai House by kenta eto, Studio Velocity’s Forest House in the City,(...)
Mass: details in Japan architecture
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Fifteen projects by Japanese architects are presented in this volume, which explores a mixed group of new buildings brought together under the theme of mass. Each work is illustrated through photos and drawings, and accompanied by detailed project data and description. Among the featured buildings are Okidai House by kenta eto, Studio Velocity’s Forest House in the City, T-Nursery by Uchida Architect Design Office, Spiral Roof by Koji Kudo, Shugoin by Love Architecture Inc., Takato Tamagami’s Northern Nautilus, Zushi Apartment by K2YT, and others. The works, all of which are situated in Japan, commonly feature monolithic forms and closed facades.
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This volume features eighteen new works by Japanese architects with a diverse range of functions and typologies, illustrated through numerous photos and drawings, and accompanied by detailed project data and descriptions. All of the projects are located in Japan, and include Ashikita Community Hall by Workstation, Ryuichi Ashizawa’s Ecoton Hotel in Biwa Lake, Shore House(...)
Frame: Details in Japan Architecture
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This volume features eighteen new works by Japanese architects with a diverse range of functions and typologies, illustrated through numerous photos and drawings, and accompanied by detailed project data and descriptions. All of the projects are located in Japan, and include Ashikita Community Hall by Workstation, Ryuichi Ashizawa’s Ecoton Hotel in Biwa Lake, Shore House by Mount Fuji Architects Studio, Lupicia Shiga Factory by Nobuaki Furuya/NASCA, Takeshi Yamagata Architects’ Chojyabashi Building, Narihana Restaurant by Amano Design Office, and more. Each explores how the device of the frame is applied in architecture.
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The subject of light and lighting is more relevant than ever, as evidenced by the UNESCO global celebration of 2015 as the International Year of Light. The exhibition Nightscape 2050 by Lighting Planners Associates (LPA) explores the interactions between people, light, and cities in the year 2050. For LPA the word “nightscape” does not only refer to the evening view, but(...)
Nightscape 2050: a dialogue between cities. light. people in the future
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The subject of light and lighting is more relevant than ever, as evidenced by the UNESCO global celebration of 2015 as the International Year of Light. The exhibition Nightscape 2050 by Lighting Planners Associates (LPA) explores the interactions between people, light, and cities in the year 2050. For LPA the word “nightscape” does not only refer to the evening view, but also includes the individual: “nightscape = humans and cities at night.” The emergence of new light sources such as LEDs, OLEDs, and lasers as well as the evolution of lighting-control technology in the 21st century may dramatically change our living environment. At the same time, numerous natural disasters, manmade disasters, and environmental changes have forced a discussion on how to approach energy consumption including how to power lighting.