Traditional Japanese architecture : an exploration of elements and forms /
Locher, Mira.
Traditional Japanese architecture : an exploration of elements and forms / Mira Locher - Hong Kong : Tuttle Publishing, c2010 - 223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreward by Kengo Kuma -- Preface -- PART 1: Context: 1. Environment and Culture -- 2. The Evolution of Japanese Architecture -- 3. The Role of Tradition -- PART 2: Forms and Materials: 4. Basic Principles -- 5. Regional Variations -- 6. Tools and Techniques -- 7. Materials -- PART 3: Architecture: 8. Roofs -- 9. Foundations -- 10. Walls -- 1. Floors -- 12. Ceilings -- 13. Built-Ins -- 14. Furniture -- 15. Decorative Objects -- 16. Interior Ornamentation -- 17. Exterior Ornamentation -- PART 4: Gardens and Courtyards: 18. Shaping the Land -- 19. Entrance Gates -- 20. Garden Walls -- 21. Fences -- 22. Paths -- 23. Bridges -- 24. Gravel Courtyards -- 25. Raked Gravel Beds and Mounds -- 26. Stone Borders -- 27. Rocks and Stones -- 28. Plants -- 29. Water -- 30. Garden Objects -- 31. Temporary and Seasonal Elements -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
9784805309803
ARCHITECTURE, JAPANESE
NA 7451 .L63 2010
Traditional Japanese architecture : an exploration of elements and forms / Mira Locher - Hong Kong : Tuttle Publishing, c2010 - 223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreward by Kengo Kuma -- Preface -- PART 1: Context: 1. Environment and Culture -- 2. The Evolution of Japanese Architecture -- 3. The Role of Tradition -- PART 2: Forms and Materials: 4. Basic Principles -- 5. Regional Variations -- 6. Tools and Techniques -- 7. Materials -- PART 3: Architecture: 8. Roofs -- 9. Foundations -- 10. Walls -- 1. Floors -- 12. Ceilings -- 13. Built-Ins -- 14. Furniture -- 15. Decorative Objects -- 16. Interior Ornamentation -- 17. Exterior Ornamentation -- PART 4: Gardens and Courtyards: 18. Shaping the Land -- 19. Entrance Gates -- 20. Garden Walls -- 21. Fences -- 22. Paths -- 23. Bridges -- 24. Gravel Courtyards -- 25. Raked Gravel Beds and Mounds -- 26. Stone Borders -- 27. Rocks and Stones -- 28. Plants -- 29. Water -- 30. Garden Objects -- 31. Temporary and Seasonal Elements -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
9784805309803
ARCHITECTURE, JAPANESE
NA 7451 .L63 2010