Isozaki, Arata,

Katsura imperial villa / Arata Isozaki [and others] ; edited by Virginia Ponciroli. - 397 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), plans ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 396).

The diagonal strategy : Katsura as envisioned by "Enshu's taste" -- Katsura and its space of ambiguity -- Architectonic polysemy -- The authorship of Katsura : the diagonal line / The imperial villa of Katsura : photographs by Yoshiharu Matsumura -- Entrance to the villa -- The shoin complex -- The garden and the teahouses -- Interpretations of Katsura -- Bruno Taut and the Katsura villa / Reflections on Katsura / Architecture in Japan / Tradition and creation in Japanese architecture / "La princesse est modeste" / Arata Isozaki -- Manfred Speidel -- Bruno Taut -- Walter Gropius -- Kenzo Tange -- Francesco Dal Co. 1. 2. 3.

190431337X 9781904313373


Katsura Rikyū (Kyoto, Japan)--Pictorial works.


Palaces--Japan--Kyoto--Pictorial works
Palaces--Japan--Kyoto--Designs and plans
Architecture--Japan--Edo period, 1600-1868.


Kyoto (Japan)--Buildings, structures, etc.

728.8209521864