Responding to Chaos: Tradition, Technology, Society and Order in Japanese Design
Author:   David N Buck
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138156142


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   07 December 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David N Buck
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138156142


ISBN 10:   1138156140
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   07 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Tradition. Symbolic Sense Towards Space. Aesthetics that Improve with Age. Snapshots of a Residential Tradition. Defending the Culture Low Ground. Technology. A Modernist Listening to the Earth. Architecture that Responds to the Forces of Nature. Turning on Japan's Sky Lights. Answering the Question of Modernism. Society. Adjusting the Boundaries of Architecture. Soul Provider. Paper Architecture. Quoting the Sacred in Modern Kyoto. Order Letting Nature Speak. Rotation in Harmony with Nature. Within Fluctuation One Finds Order. Continuous Space in Urban Landscape. Stripping Away any Inherent Meaning. In Conclusion. About the Author. Photographic Credits. Index.

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<strong>'This is the real value of Buck's book, in that it gives the English-language audience access to the work and thoughts of a number of fascinating designers who, despite their significance in Japan, seldom attract the attention of the international design press.'</strong> <strong>- </strong><em>Japan - People, Power and Opinion</em>


'This is the real value of Buck's book, in that it gives the English-language audience access to the work and thoughts of a number of fascinating designers who, despite their significance in Japan, seldom attract the attention of the international design press.' - Japan - People, Power and Opinion


'This is the real value of Buck's book, in that it gives the English-language audience access to the work and thoughts of a number of fascinating designers who, despite their significance in Japan, seldom attract the attention of the international design press.' - Japan - People, Power and Opinion


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