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Japanese Detail: Architecture

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If you are an architectural students or professionals, you must get this book for your visual reference. Beautiful photographs of details and traditions of Japanese architecture... you will know why it's so influential to world and modern architecture.

The book is Excellent. It is filled full of high color textures. This is one wonderful reference book for anyone interested in Japanese Architecture. The book is the closest thing to actually being in Japan and looking at the architecture on these buildings.

If you are interested in Japanese architecture, or are planning to add a Japanese detail to your home, this absolutely beautiful book is filled with great color photos illustrating many of the finer Japanese aesthetic qualities. The book is almost completely illustrative, and there is little in the way of actual description or commentary, however every photo is labeled and if you are already familiar with the subject it will help. There are a few b/w architectural schematics, but the majority is all color plates.

I bought this book at 10,000 Waves in Santa Fe, and am very satisfied with my purchase. My only complaint is the rather poor quality of the binding, which is beginning to come undone. Perhaps I have put the book through too much use? Nevertheless I highly recommend it.

My greatest source for researching detail to incorporate into my Japanese design based furniture. A wealth of images!

This is a beautiful book of pictures of traditional Japanese architectural details. There is very little text. The text that does exist, describes the detail and geographic location within Japan. The pictorial journey takes you thru roofs, walls, latticework, windows, gates, doorways, doors, alcoves, furniture, curtains, signboards, flagstone paths, washbasins, garden lanterns, walls, fences and beliefs.

My favorite part of the journey included the "Ramma" pages. A ramma is defined as "latticework or a board with a figure carved through it placed between the ceiling and the lintel to let in light and air, or used as a decoration." Frank Lloyd Wright used them in his Usonian styled houses.

Be sure to use the short glossary in the back of the book to assist you in understanding the Japanese terms used throughout the book. My biggest criticism of this book is that many of the photographs are too dark. If they were lightened up, one could see more of the detail. It won't take long to go thru this book; a day or two should do.

Japanese architecrure was firstly influenced American master architect----Frank Lloyd Wright,which you could occasionally find such trails of a natural simplicity acted super perfect in his mid-life works.Wright had using many of Japanese architectural tecniques within his residential projects:for example,the garden sitting,that he agreed traditional Japanese architectural philosophy-----the private garden may bestly mirrored owner's taste of life.Consquently,Wright was a picky architect that especially paying more attention on the rendering of a small enviroment.I am appreciated the choises of materials for Japanese architecture,no more greed,just got sufficient things they need,even for the palaces,still builded without any wasting,it must be hard to looking for another country to comparing with.The structures of Japanese architecture were mainly copied from China.In the same way,it added some new thing different with Chinese architecture.Like wells,beams,doors.lanterns...etc.,Japanese improved those details,and involved in their cultures.The architecture surely centered Eastern intelligence ,moreover,the love of the life.....