The art of Japanese architecture / David and Michiko Young ; photography by David and Michiko Young, Ben Simmons ; keyphotos, Murata Noboru ; illustrations by Tan Hong Yew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, David E. (David Earl)

Contributor:

Young, David E. (David Earl).

Young, Michiko.

Simmons, Ben.

Tan, Yew Hong.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vernacular architecture--Japan.

Vernacular architecture.

Architecture, Japanese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Other Title:

Japanese architecture

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Art of Japanese Architecture explores the simplicity, asymmetry, sensitivity to the natural environment, and use of natural materials that are the hallmarks of Japanese architecture. These elements are explored and clarified in this cultural and historical overview of the rapidly changing world of Japanese architecture.Beginning with a discussion of prehistoric pit dwellings and concluding with a description of significant modern buildings, David and Michiko Young, authors of the 2006 American Horticultural Award-winning book, The Art of the Japanese Garden, anal

Contents:

CONTENTS; Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Overview; Basic Principles; Pre-Buddhist Cultures; Reconstructed Jo ̄mon and Yayoi Settlements; The Grand Shrines at Ise; Ainu Buildings; Influences from Korea and China; Heijokyo: An Early Capital; Horyuji: The Oldest Extant Temple; Nara Period Temples; Post-Buddhist Shinto Shrines; Developing a Cultural Identity; Palaces and Mansions; Mountain Temples; Paradise Halls; Merging of Shinto and Buddhist Architecture; The Way of the Warrior; New Principles in Residential Architecture; Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji Temples; The Way of Tea

Feudal Period TemplesThe Ichijodani Historical Site; Castles and Castle Culture; Centralized Feudalism; Edo: The Feudal Capital; Takayama: An Administrative Town; Kanazawa: A Castle Town; Ogimachi: A Farm Village; Minka: Rural Houses; Kurashiki: A Rice Merchant Town; The Important Role of Storehouses; The Mausoleums at Nikko; Sukiya Style Villas and Palaces; Theaters and Sumo Rings; Japanese Architecture in Transition; Pseudo-Western and Blended Styles; Residential Architecture in the Traditional Style; Inns in the Traditional Style; Temples and Shrines in the Traditional Style

Modern ArchitectureGlossary; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Acknowledgments

Notes:

"Revised and expanded edition of Introduction to Japanese Architecture (Periplus Editions, 2004)"--T.p.verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p.175).

Related Work:

Young, David E. (David Earl). Introduction to Japanese architecture.

ISBN:

1-4629-0657-5

OCLC:

794664020