Hiroshi Hara : the 'floating world' of his architecture / Botond Bognar
By: Hara, Hiroshi
Publisher: Chichester : Wiley-Academy, 2001Description: 272 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 29 cm001: 9272ISBN: 0471877301Subject(s): Hara, Hiroshi | Architects | Architecture - Modern | Architecture - JapanDDC classification: 720.92 HAR
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Written by the famous authority on Japanese architecture this book charts the development of the designs of Hiroshi Hara as well as the innovative uses of emerging building technologies. This book will appeal not only to those interested in the work of this particular architect but also to those interested in Japanese architecture as a whole and those looking to push forward the boundaries of building technology.
* First monograph on the work of Hara which focuses on the innovative use of building technologies within his work
* Illuminates the question of how to maintain a successful architecture practice
* Part of the Architectural Monograph Series
* Highly illustrated with beautiful photographs throughout
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Between Reality and Fiction: The 'Floating World' of Hiroshi Hara's Architecture (p. 10)
- 1 Reflection / Embedding (p. 34)
- Awazu House (p. 38)
- Hara House (p. 42)
- Kudo Villa (p. 46)
- Niramu House (p. 50)
- Villa Yume-butai, or the Stage of Dreams (p. 55)
- 2 Multilayered Space / Self-Similarity (p. 56)
- Josei Primary School (p. 60)
- Yamato International (p. 66)
- Yukian Teahouse (p. 78)
- Future in Furniture (p. 82)
- 3 Transposition / Incidental Illusion (p. 86)
- Tasaki Museum of Art (p. 90)
- Kenju Park 'Forest House' (p. 102)
- Iida City Museum (p. 108)
- 4 Floating / Mid-air City (p. 120)
- Ito House (p. 124)
- 500 x 500 x 500-Metre Cube (p. 128)
- Umeda Sky Building (p. 132)
- Extra-Terrestrial Architecture (p. 146)
- Four Cube-Houses (p. 152)
- 5 Attractors / Semiotic Field (p. 162)
- MediaPark Koln (p. 166)
- The International City, Montreal (p. 168)
- Parc BIT, Majorca (p. 170)
- Miyagi Prefectural Library (p. 172)
- Kyoto Station Complex (p. 186)
- 6 Traversing / Bridging Movement (p. 202)
- Ose Middle School (p. 206)
- Motomachi High School (p. 216)
- Takagi Clinic (p. 226)
- University of Tokyo Komaba II Campus (p. 230)
- 7 Modality / Possibility of Events (p. 242)
- Modal Space of Consciousness/Robot Silhouette (p. 246)
- Twenty-five Music Stands (p. 250)
- Sapporo Dome (p. 254)
- List of Works (p. 271)
- Biography and List of Collaborators (p. 272)
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