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Hozon
Roger Hargreaves
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Hardcover. Includes articles prepared in the context of a Japanese-German co-operative programme in architectural and urban conservation in 1996-98. This book attempts to portray the Japanese practice of repair - hozon - of historic structures. It features detailed photographic documentations, demonstrating the beauty of timber structures. Editor(s): Gutschow, Niels. Num Pages: 208 pages, 260ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 294 x 243 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Text in English, German and Japanese. The architecture of Japan, both historic and contemporary, has attracted architects from all over the world since the early 60s. In search of the 'Japaneseness' of place (ma), space and architecture several dissertations have been written, especially about the Japanese house and rituals, Conservation, however, was largely neglected. Only recently, with the listing of Japanese sites as Unesco World Heritage in 1994 and the Nara conference on authenticity in 1995, has the Japanese approach to conservation emerged as an intriguing issue. The practice of dismantling and reconstructing complex timber structures represents an essentially Japanese ... Read more
Text in English, German and Japanese. The architecture of Japan, both historic and contemporary, has attracted architects from all over the world since the early 60s. In search of the 'Japaneseness' of place (ma), space and architecture several dissertations have been written, especially about the Japanese house and rituals, Conservation, however, was largely neglected. Only recently, with the listing of Japanese sites as Unesco World Heritage in 1994 and the Nara conference on authenticity in 1995, has the Japanese approach to conservation emerged as an intriguing issue. The practice of dismantling and reconstructing complex timber structures represents an essentially Japanese ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783930698981
SKU
V9783930698981
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About Roger Hargreaves
Siegfried RCT Enders and Niels Gutschow both studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt. Gutschow spent 1962/63 in Japan and returned in 1968 and 1971 to write a Ph. D. thesis about castle-towns. Enders followed in 1974 to study at Kyoto University and write a Ph. D. thesis about the development of Japanese residential buildings. From 1978 he has been ... Read more
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