20th Century Japan in 20 Buildings

by John Barr

There is a long history in the West of viewing Japan through the twin lenses of orientalism and exoticism. This book argues that Japanese modern architecture emerged from identifiable events: political, social, economic, and historical events, and is as susceptible as any other architecture to analysis and criticism in these terms. Episodic rather than encyclopaedic, it does not describe every twist and turn in the development of modern Japanese architecture,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848225725
• ISBN13: 9781848225725
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 10.4"