Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In Japan-ness in Architecture…
Combining historical survey, critical analysis, theoretical reflection and autobiographical account, these essays, written over a period of 20 years, demonstrate Isozaki's standing as one of the world's leading architects and pre-eminent architectural thinkers.
"One of Japan's leading architects examines notions of Japan-ness as exemplified by key events in Japanese architectural history from the seventh to the twentieth century; essays on buildings and their cultural context."--Publisher's description.
"Combining historical survey, critical analysis, theoretical reflection, and autobiographical account, these essays, written over a period of twenty years, demonstrate Isozaki's standing as one of the world's leading architects and preeminent architectural thinkers."--Jacket.