Main entry:

Locher, Mira.

Title & Author:

Traditional Japanese architecture : an exploration of elements and forms / Mira Locher ; foreword by Kengo Kuma ; photography by Ben Simmons.

Publication:

Tokyo : Tuttle ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], ©2010.

Description:

223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.
Part 1: Context. Environment and culture ; The evolution of Japanese architecture ; The role of tradition -- Part 2: Forms and materials. Basic principles ; Regional variations ; Tools and techniques ; Materials -- Part 3: Architecture. Roofs ; Foundations ; Walls ; Floors ; Ceilings ; Built-in ; Furniture ; Decorative objects ; Interior ornamentation ; Exterior ornamentation -- Part 4: Gardens and courtyards. Shaping the land ; Entrance gates ; Garden walls ; Fences ; Paths ; Bridges ; Gravel courtyards ; Raked gravel beds and mounds ; Stone borders ; Rocks and stones ; Plants ; Water ; Garden objects ; Temporary and seasonal elements -- Glossary.

Summary:

Studies the different elements that make up traditional Japanese architecture, covering such topics as cultural influences, construction, variations, and history for each element.

ISBN:

9784805309803 (hbk.)
4805309806 (hbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Japanese.
Architecture, Japanese History.
Architecture japonaise.
Architecture japonaise Histoire.
Architecture History Japanese.
Architektur
Landschaftsarchitektur
Tradition
Bauelement
Nihon kenchiku.
Architecture Japan.
Architecture Japan History.
Japan.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Kuma, Kengo, 1954- author of introduction, etc.
Simmons, Ben, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 270274
Call No.: BIB 202986
Status: Available