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The Japan Architect / JA : Tokyo Special (1991)



JA The Japan Architect. Tokyo Special. Summer 1991-3. Tokyo : Shikenchiku-sha, 1991.OUT OF STOCK

Description — In-4° (29.5 x 22.5 x 1.5 cm), (221) p., 1.1 kg.
Pict. softcover, color photographs, b&w maps & blueprints. Bilingual English-Japanese.
Couv. souple ill. photographies coul., cartes & plans n&b. Bilingue anglais-japonais.

État / Condition — VG (spine-ends rubbed).
TB (coiffes frottées).

Remarques & avis / Review — A great and thick issue of the bilingual quality quarterly The Japan Architect, dedicated to Tokyo, with a selection of her foremost buildings, by her most renowned architects (Shiro KURAMATA, Tadao ANDO, Kenzo TANGE, Atsushi KITAGAWARA, etc.), with a profusion of fine photos.

Un superbe et épais numéro du trimestriel bilingue de qualité The Japan Architect, consacré à Tokyo, avec ses constructions les plus en vue, par ses architectes les plus réputés (KURAMATA Shiro, ANDO Tadao, TANGE Kenzo, KITAGAWARA Atsushi, etc.), avec foison de bonnes photographies.

Divers / Misc. — Contents:

INTERVIEWS

Robert VENTURI & Denise SCOTT BROWN
Rafael VINOLY
Norman FOSTER
Gaetano PESCE

ESSAY

HIKOSAKA Yutaka: Tokyo 1940-2000

WORKS

Shinjuku
New Tokyo City Hall Complex (Kenzo TANGE)
New National Theater (Takahiko YANAGISAWA)
Shinjuku Simulated City (Toyo ITO)

Marunouchi
Tokyo International Forum (Rafael VINOLY)
Yurakucho 1-chome Bldg (Kevin ROCHE & John DINKEROO / SHIMIZU Co.)

Aoyama & Roppongi
Canadian Embassy Redevelopment Project (MORIYAMA & TESHIMA / SHIMIZU)
Issey Miyake, Shibuya (Shiro KURAMATA)
Lucchino (Shiro KURAMATA)
Spiral (Shiro KURAMATA)
Joule-A (Edward SUZUKI)
Plaza Mikado (Edward SUZUKI)
Santeloco (Atsushi KITAGAWARA / ILCD)
F1 Bldg (Atsushi KITAGAWARA / ILCD)
Scala (Atsushi KITAGAWARA / ILCD)

Waterfront
Tokyo Harumi Passenger Terminal (Minoru TAKEYAMA)
Millenium Tower (FOSTER / OBAYASHI)
The Egg of Winds (Toyo ITO)
Edo-Tokyo Museum (KIKUTAKE)
New Tokyo Metropolitan Museum (Takahiko YANAGISAWA / TAK)

Ochanomizu
Century Tower (FOSTER / OBAYASHI)
Metrotour / Edoken HQ (Atsushi KITAGAWARA)

Westward of Shinjuku
Ito House (Tadao ANDO)
Fog Forest Park (Atsushi KITAGAWARA / ILCD)
Invincible (Atsushi KITAGAWARA / ILCD)
Architect's Street (Taro ASHIHARA)

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