"Illustrated Guide to Architectural Thoughts" by Tatsu Matsuda, Yoshihiro Yokote, Yoji Hayashi, and Shinichi Kawakatsu (authors)

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Publisher: Gakugei Publishing
Release date: September 23, 2023
Paperback (softcover): 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 4761528710
ISBN-13 : 978-4761528713
Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 x 2 cm

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release date 2023年9月23日

Part numberMbk9784761528713

Specification Understanding architectural philosophy will increase the persuasiveness of the architecture you create and the words you speak. This is an introductory book that helps you understand the basics of 63 architectural concepts that you should know now, with illustrations that capture the essence and explanations by cutting-edge authors. Even if the words seem difficult, take a look at the illustrations first, take a step forward, and experience the depth of architecture! You will also be able to see the flow of time and the connections between the concepts.

【table of contents】
Introduction (Matsuda Tatsuya)
Architectural Concept Map (Yoji Hayashi)
Chronology of Architectural Thoughts (Tatsuya Matsuda)

Chapter 1 Before modern times (~1851)
01 Theory of Harmony and Proportion (Yoshihiro Yokote)
02 Architectural Order (Yoshihiro Yokote)
03 The Ideal City of the Renaissance (Matsuda Tatsu)
04 Takumiaki (Masaki Koiwa)
05 Baroque urban planning (Yoshihiro Yokote)
06 Picturesque (Yoshihiro Yokote)
07 Primitive hut (Yoshihiro Yokote)
08 Typology (Yoshito Toda)
09 Architectural Style (Yoshihiro Yokote)
10 Imaginary Socialism (Yoji Hayashi)
11 Ruskin's theory of architectural conservation (Ehara Sumiko)
<Column> Let's go on a trip ① Italy: Experience 2000 years of architectural tradition in Rome (Yoshihiro Yokote)

Chapter 2 Modern times 1 (1851-1914)
12 Eclecticism (Yoshihiro Yokote)
13 Structural rationalism (Yoji Hayashi)
14 Art Architecture (Yoji Hayashi)
15 Arts and Crafts Movement (Yoji Hayashi)
16 City/ward revision (Tatsu Matsuda)
17. Form follows function (Yoji Hayashi)
18 Evolution of Architecture (Shunsuke Kurakata)
19 Decoration and Crime (Hitoshi Motohashi)
20. What should the future architectural style of our country be? (Yoji Hayashi)
21 Garden City (Matsuda and others)
22 Futurism (Yoshihiro Yokote)
23. The debate over whether to rebuild Horyuji Temple (Shunichi Nomura)
<Column> Let's go on a trip ② Europe: A journey through building types ─ Theaters as an example (Yoji Hayashi)

Chapter 3 Modern times 2 (1914-1945)
24. Architecture as Non-Art (Yoji Hayashi)
25 Russian Avant-Garde (Akiko Honda)
26 Secession Architectural Association (Tennai Taiki)
27 Neue Sachlichkeit (Shinichi Kawakatsu)
28 Italian Rationalism (Masaki Shikano)
29 Modern Studies (Shinichi Kawakatsu)
30 Five principles of modern architecture (Yoji Hayashi)
31 Organic architecture (Tatsu Matsuda)
32. The Athens Charter (Shinichi Kawakatsu)
33 Real thing / squid (Motoharu Taneda)
34 International Style (Masaaki Iwamoto)
35 Artworks in the Age of Reproduction Technology (Taichi Sunayama)
36 Less is More (Matsuda Tatsuya)
<Column> Let's go on a trip ③ America: A trip to Chicago's modern architecture (Shinichi Kawakatsu)

Chapter 4 Modern times 1 (1945-1970)
37 Modulor (Yoji Hayashi)
38 Jomon and Yayoi (Toyokawa Saikaku)
39 Transparency of Reality/Transparency of Illusion (Mari Hattori)
40 Situationist International (Yoshikazu Minamigo)
41 Metabolism (Toyokawa Saikaku)
42 Image of the City (Yoshimura Yuji)
43 Plug-in City (Toshihiko Kiuchi)
44. Housing is Art (Seng Quan)
45 Invisible City (Matsuda and others)
46 Group Sculpture (Toyokawa Saikaku)
47 Everything is Architecture (Shinichi Kawakatsu)
48 Shape, Form and Shape (Akinori Hamada)
49 Analogical City (Yuji Katagiri)
50 Learning from Las Vegas (Mikiko Takasago)
<Column> Let's go on a trip 4: France: Travel through the world of Le Corbusier (Matsuda Tatsu)

Chapter 5: Modern 2 (1970-)
51 Ad Hoc (Shinichi Kawakatsu)
52 Temple or Prison? (Toyokawa Saikaku)
53 Postmodernism (Matsuda Tatsu)
54 Deconstructionist Architecture (Toru Irie)
55 Modal Theory (Matsuda et al.)
56. There is no new architecture without immersing it in the ocean of consumption (Yamamoto Itaru)
57 Bigness (Taku Inagaki)
58 Tectonic (Takahashi Ken)
59 Made in Tokyo (Hidetaka Yoshimura)
60 Flow Line/Decision Rule, or Its Overdrive (Tetsuo Nishizawa)
61 Losing Architecture (Kou Nakamura)
62 Algorithm (Matsuda et al.)
63 Digital Fabrication (Kuma Taichi)
<Column> Let's go on a trip ⑤ Japan: My personal top 10 prefectures recommended for architecture trips (Tatsuya Matsuda)

The Influence of Architectural Books (Yoshihiro Yokote)
32 Architects Who Pioneering Architectural Thought (Shinichi Kawakatsu)
32 Japanese Architects Who Pioneering Architectural Thought (Shinichi Kawakatsu)

References
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