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Traditional Japanese architecture : an exploration of elements and forms / Mira Locher

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hong Kong : Tuttle Publishing, c2010Description: 223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9784805309803
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 7451 .L63 2010
Contents:
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.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 7451 .L63 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000007076

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.

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