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Contemporary Japanese Architecture

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Contemporary Japanese Architecture
Contemporary Japanese Architecture
  • Forfatter: Taschen
  • Format: Innbundet
  • Antall sider: 448
  • Språk: Flerspråklig
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9783836575102
  • Utgivelsesår: 2021
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The contemporary architecture of Japan has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite creativity. No fewer than seven Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize.

Since Osaka World Expo ¿70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. With his intentionally limited vocabulary of geometric forms, Tadao Ando has since then put Japanese building on the world¿s cultural map, establishing a bridge between East and West. In the wake of Ando¿s mostly concrete buildings, figures like Kengo Kuma (Japan National Stadium intended for the Olympic Games), Shigeru Ban (Mount Fuji World Heritage Center), and Kazuyo Sejima (Kanazawa Museum of 21st Century Art of Contemporary Art) pioneered a more sustainable approach. Younger generations have successfully developed new directions in Japanese architecture that are in harmony with nature and connected to t