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The Making of a Modern Japanese Architecture, From the Founders to Shinohara and Isozaki. Kodansha International. Sumner, Yuki; Pollock, Naomi (2010). New Architecture in Japan. London: Merrell. ISBN 978-1-85894-450-0. Takasaki, Masaharu (1998). An Architecture of Cosmology. Princeton Architectural Press. Tanigawa, Masami (2008).
In the 1980s, a new home in Japan cost 5-8 times the annual income of the average Japanese, and 2-3 times that of an average American. [9] The typical loan term for Japanese homes was 20 years, with a 35% down payment, while in the United States it was 30 years and 25%, due to differing practices in their financial markets.
The Making of a Modern Japanese Architecture, From the Founders to Shinohara and Isozaki. Kodansha International. Itoh, Teiji (1972). The Classic Tradition in Japanese Architecture — Modern Versions of the Sukiya Style. Weatherhill/Tankosha. Zwerger, Klaus (2000). Wood and Wood Joints: Building Traditions of Europe and Japan. Birkhäuser.
The Making of a Modern Japanese Architecture: From the Founders to Shinohara and Isozaki. New York, United States: Kodansha International. ISBN 4-7700-2933-0. Tange & Kawazoe, May–June 1970, "Some thoughts about EXPO 70 - Dialogue between Kenzo Tange and Noboru Kawazoe", The Japan Architect; Watanabe, Hiroshi (2001). The Architecture of Tokyo ...
Because of this and other factors, Tokyo's current urban landscape is mostly modern and contemporary architecture, and older buildings are scarce. [1] Tokyo once was a city with low buildings and packed with single family homes, today the city has a larger focus on high rise residential homes and urbanization.
Homes in Japan aren’t valued for their longevity, he said, and unlike in the West, people don’t typically see merit in living in historical buildings. “In Japan, the newer the house, the ...
Takamitsu Azuma (東 孝光, Azuma Takamitsu, September 20, 1933 – June 18, 2015) [1] was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1995 the Prize of AIJ (Architectural Institute of Japan). [2] He was a follower of Le Corbusier and was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining traditional Japanese styles with ...
Shoin-zukuri (Japanese: 書院造, 'study room architecture') is a style of Japanese architecture developed in the Muromachi, Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods that forms the basis of today's traditional-style Japanese houses.