Author : Arata Isozaki
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9781854904379
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (43 download)
Book Synopsis Island Nation Aesthetics by : Arata Isozaki
Download or read book Island Nation Aesthetics written by Arata Isozaki and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1996-04-11 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki is one of the most innovative and influential architects working today. Over the last 35 years he has created an impressive oeuvre, spread over many continents. Based on his lecture given at the Royal Academy in London, June 1995, this polemic presents Isozaki's view on island nation aesthetics; he argues for the origin of singularity of aesthetics as seen in the culture of Japan, especially in terms of space, design and traditional organisation of life. Japan is an island nation, with an invisible boundary where the exterior automatically becomes the interior. Where will the destruction of such conditions lead its aesthetics at the end of this century? This influential architect has a history and point of view which will inspire the reader.