conversations with leading Japanese architects and designers : Hitoshi Abe, Tadao Ando, Jun Aoki, Masayo Ave, Shigeru Ban, Shuhei Endo, Terunobu Fujimori, Kenya Hara, Erika Horiki, Sachiko Kodama, Kengo Kuma, Toyo Ito, Oki Sato, Kazuyo Sejima, Reiko Sudo, Takaharu Tezuka, Akira Wakita, Makoto Sei Watanabe, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Tokujin Yoshioka Brownell, Blaine Erickson 1970- creator text bibliography nyu New York Princeton Architectural Press c2011 2011 1st ed. monographic eng

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256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Often, the work of Japanese designers is not fully understood by western designers because it has not been explained in its full context. 'Matter in the Floating World' aims to correct this by presenting interviews with twenty leading Japanese architects and designers, in which they explain their work, ideas and inspirations. Lightness: Takaharu Tezuka -- Kengo Kuma -- Yasuhiro Yamashita -- Oki Sato -- Shigeru Ban -- Atmosphere: Kenya Hara -- Kazuyo Sejima -- Tadao Ando -- Eriko Horiki -- Terunobu Fujimori -- Flow: Jun Aoki -- Hitoshi Abe -- Shuhei Endo -- Reiko Sudo -- Sachiko Kodama -- Emergence: Toyo Ito -- Makoto Sei Watanabe -- Akira Wakita -- Tokujin Yoshioka -- Masayo Ave. Blaine Brownell. Includes bibliographical references. a-ja--- Architecture Japan History 21st century Design Japan History 21st century Architects Japan Interviews Designers Japan Interviews NA1555.6 .B76 2011 9781568989969 (alk. paper) 1568989962 (alk. paper) 2010029061 DLC 100709 20170113162917.0 16324160