The art of Japanese architecture

The art of Japanese architecture

David E. Young

Book - 2007

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Subjects
Vernacular architecture > Japan.
Architecture, Japanese.
Architecture, Modern > Japan.
Published
Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing [2007]
Language
English
Main Author
David E. Young (-)
Other Authors
Michiko Young (-), Yew Hong Tan
Physical Description
176 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 175).
ISBN
9780804838382
  • The Art of Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Overview
  • Basic Principles
  • Pre-Buddhist Cultures
  • Reconstructed Jomon 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 Temples
  • The 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 Architecture
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Photo Credits and Acknowledgments
Review by Library Journal Review

Husband-and-wife collaborators David Young (anthropology, Univ. of Alberta) and Michiko Young have been studying Japanese aesthetics for years. Previously, they wrote The Art of the Japanese Garden, and now they tackle Japanese architecture, perfectly melding East and West to give us a deeply historical and cultural appreciation for the design and construction of Japanese shelter over an astonishing 12,000 years. They explain the elements of structure and the spare glory of the essentials as well as provide many examples that pay tribute to function. The buildings they examine embrace strong societal traditions, a tendency that makes Japanese architecture timeless and always "modern." Nearly 400 illustrations, photographs, and woodcuts reinforce and enhance the outstanding text. The description, visuals, and history of rural thatched roofs are a particular high point. A tribute and rich entree to a beautiful architectural form; highly recommended.-David Bryant, New Canaan Lib., CT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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