Tokyo : city and architecture / Livio Sacchi ; introduction by Franco Purini ; art editor, Franco Mercuri.

Main entry:

Sacchi, Livio.

Title & Author:

Tokyo : city and architecture / Livio Sacchi ; introduction by Franco Purini ; art editor, Franco Mercuri.

Publication:

New York : Universe, 2004.

Description:

249 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 21 cm.

Series:

Universe architecture series

Notes:
"Originally published in Italy in 2004 by Skira Editore S.p.A."
Includes index.
Introduction -- The global city -- History -- The urban structure -- The Japanese situation -- The presence of masters -- Contemporary architecture -- The liquid room -- Index of names.

Summary:

"This book captures the physical and spatial evolution of Tokyo since its 19th century elevation to capital city (superseding the old royal city, Kyoto) with a special emphasis on the last decade. As an urban latecomer striving to join the ranks of the great cities of the day, Tokyo dove headlong into its embrace of the West, resulting in a muscular hybrid approach to architecture and design that continues to inspire architects and planners worldwide."--Jacket.
"Tokyo is one of the largest and most complex cities in the world and represents an intriguing proving ground for new ideas on architecture and urbanism. Working in Tokyo means working in the future, and often two sets of rules seem to apply to projects in Tokyo-on the one hand the city's growth is as protean as that of LA or Mexico City, yet this growth is channeled by Japan's rigid adherence to norms and rules and Japanese architecture's embrace of the theoretical and new. This book presents Tokyo as seen through its growth and design from the 19th century onward with a special focus on highlighting the deep roots of contemporary trends in Tokyo architecture."--Publisher.

ISBN:

0789312123
9780789312129

Subject:

Architecture Japan Tokyo Western influences.
Architecture Japan Tokyo History.
Architecture Japon Tōkyō.
Architecture.
Architecture Western influences.
Architecture japonaise.
Architecture urbaine.
Construction.
Urbanisme.
Tōkyō (Japon) Constructions.
Japan Tokyo.
Tokyo (Japon)

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Universe architecture series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234201
Call No.: NA1557.T65 S33 2004
Status: Available

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