An All-Inclusive Symbiosis / [presented by] Kisho Kurokawa.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Kurokawa, Kishō, 1934-2007, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design--Japan.

Architectural design.

Architecture--Aesthetics.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (35 minutes)).

Other Title:

All Inclusive Symbiosis

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1981.

Summary:

The late Kisho Kurokawa has been called "one of the boy-wonders" of modern Japanese architecture. In 1960 he gained international fame with the architectural theory of Metabolism, which he developed while working with Kenzo Tange. He has since been responsible for some fifty outstanding buildings, and written many books. He has also featured regularly on Japanese television. He describes the characteristics of Japanese culture: acceptance of impermanence and the need for change; integration of different cultures and ideas into a symbiotic relationship; provision of intermediary space between opposing elements. His greatest concern is how to apply these aspects to modern architecture, and he believes that Japanese culture offers keys to the problem. His work has always included the elements of growth and change. At the end of his talk, Kisho Kurokawa makes a short statement in his native Japanese.

Contents:

Kisho Kurokawa

Buildings Not As Permanent Monuments

Symbiosis With Nature

Stones In Traditional Japanese Garden

Resort Home, Karuizawa, 1973

Capsule Tower, Tokyo, 1972

Apartment Block, 1962

Toshiba IHI Pavilion, Expo 70, Osaka

Sony 'Information Tree'. 1975

Kumamoto Municipal Museum

Urban Hill Shopping Centre, 1980

Urban Hill Shopping Centre, 1980. Individual Units

Models Of Agricultural City. 'Visionary Architecture' Exhibition, Museum Of Modern Art, New York, 1960

Central Complex For Bayer Plant Protection Labs

Traditional Kyoto Town House

Saitama Prefectural Art Museum Model

Private House, Tokyo, 1981

Model Of Part Of Plan For South

Friedrichstadt, Berlin

Todaiji Temple, Nara

TANU Headquarters & Parliament Building, Tanzania

Conference City For Abu Dhabi

Symbiosis Between Building & Natural Landscape

Headquarters Of Fukuoka Bank, Fukuoka

Semi-Public Space Between Public & Private Areas

Kisho Kurokawa Words In Japanese.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 21, 2021).

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