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Author:   Agnes Nyilas
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781138056022

ISBN 10:   1138056022
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   01 June 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Table of Contents Acknowledgement Foreword Author's Preface INTRODUCTION: The origin of the myth - THE AGONY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE PART ONE: THE UTOPIA OF MEGASTRUCTURE (The myth camouflaged) Megastructure Proposals by Kiyonori Kikutake Megastructure Proposals by Kenzo Tange PART TWO: The Function of the myth – CITY AS ‘LIVING SYSTEM’ Introduction to Part Two Properties of ‘Living systems’ in Kikutake’s and Tange’s Megastructures Properties of ‘Living systems’ in Kurokawa's Megastructures Properties of ‘Living systems’ in Kawazoe's discourse PART THREE: The Subject Matter of the myth – CREATIVE TRADITION ""Overcoming Modernity"" The ""tradition debate"" in Architecture Traditional Japanese conception of urban space DENOUEMENT Appendix Postscript"

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Agnes Nyilas was an Assistant Professor at Sugiyama Jogakuen University in Japan. She received a combined BArch + MArch degree in architecture from Technical University of Budapest, Hungary and a PhD in architecture from Nagoya University, Japan. Her research interests ranged from architectural design practice to the history and theory of architecture and urban design, with a special focus on modern and contemporary design theories.

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