In Search of Japan-ness : Part 2 (We're All Japanese Now)
An examination of Jun'Ichiro Tanizaki's essay In'ei Raisan (In Praise of Shadows).
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John Barr
Sep 3, 201713 min read
In Search of Japan-ness : Part 1 (Putting Lipstick on the Gorilla)
For Japanese architects, 1933 was a pivotal year in their search for a Japanese modernism.
John Barr
Aug 1, 20179 min read
Two Houses: Bonus Track (Sticking it to The Man)
The Akatsuka House is perhaps the only example of architecture making a political statement in Japan.
John Barr
Jul 6, 201718 min read
Two Houses : Part 2 (Azuma House)
Tō-no-ie (Tower House) is the house designed by Takamitsu Azuma for himself and his family in Tokyo.
John Barr
Jul 6, 20179 min read
Two Houses : Part 1 (Maekawa House)
The Maekawa House is a product of the seismic political and cultural upheavals that wracked 20th century Japan.
John Barr
May 1, 20174 min read
Zenecon: The Japanese Construction Phenomenon
Zenecon are the greatest force in the construction, and possibly the design, of the Japanese built environment.
John Barr
Apr 30, 20174 min read
Bullshit from the Barbican
Are we still indulging in 19th century Exoticism and Orientalism in our view of Japan and Japanese architecture?
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