Shaking the Foundations
Subtitle: Japanese Architects in Dialogue (Prestel Art)
Contributors: Christopher Knabe (Editor); Noenning J. (Editor); David B. Stewart (Introduction); Wilhelm Klauser (Introduction)
Publisher: Prestel
Published: June 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9783791320007
Subjects: Individual architects; Theory of architecture; Individual Architect; Individual Architects Of The 20th Century; Architecture; Japan; International Architecture - Asian; 20th century; Architects; Interviews
Description: Shaking the Foundations reveals the passions hidden behind the cool, abstract exterior of the Japanese design scene. Through a series of in-depth interviews renowned architects such as Tadao Ando, Arata Isozaki, and Kazuo Shinohara speak out on issues ranging from the philosophies of Japanese Modernism to the politics of urban planning in Japanese cities. Often contradictory, but never dull, these interviews offer compelling insights into contemporary Japanese culture.