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Too little attention has been paid in English language publications to contemporary developments in Japanese architecture and built environment, aside from the starchitects or the embattled vernacular traditions. Yet inside Japan, a lively discourse is ongoing into much deeper transformations of Japanese architecture. At a time of depopulation and resource limits, coupled with a deep cultural reverence for traditional social structures, Japanese architectural production is subtly but inexorably changing. This book makes a significant contribution to understanding these transformations. Stephen Kendall, PhD (MIT'90 - Design Theory and Methods), Emeritus Professor of Architecture, Ball State University, Co-Director, Council on Open Building

'Too little attention has been paid in English language publications to contemporary developments in Japanese architecture and built environment, aside from the starchitects or the embattled vernacular traditions. Yet inside Japan, a lively discourse is ongoing into much deeper transformations of Japanese architecture. At a time of depopulation and resource limits, coupled with a deep cultural reverence for traditional social structures, Japanese architectural production is subtly but inexorably changing. This book makes a significant contribution to understanding these transformations.' - Stephen Kendall, PhD (MIT'90 - Design Theory and Methods), Emeritus Professor of Architecture, Ball State University, Co-Director, Council on Open Building

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Shuichi Matsumura is a project professor in the Department of Architecture, at the University of Tokyo.

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