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Art of Japanese Architecture
Author(s): Michiko Kimura Young (Author)
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Publication Date: 15 July 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 0804838380
- ISBN-13: 9780804838382
Book Description
Simplicity, asymmetry, sensitivity to the natural environment, and the use of natural materials are the hallmarks of Japanese architecture. This book provides an overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. It begins with a discussion of prehistoric dwelling and concludes with a description of important modern buildings.
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About the Author
David Young taught anthropology at the University of Alberta in Canada. Together with his wife, Michiko, he has conducted research on Japanese aesthetics for many years. A keen photographer, he took most of the photographs for this book.
Michiko Young worked for many years in the international affairs office at the University of Alberta. The Youngs are now retired in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia.
