Waro Kishi: Works and Projects (First Edition)

[Waro Kishi] Masao Furuyama (essay); Gail Swerling (editor)

ISBN 10: 1904313388 / ISBN 13: 9781904313380

Editore: Electa Architecture, Milan, 2005

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Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.

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• Titolo: Waro Kishi: Works and Projects (First Edition)
• Editore: Electa Architecture, Milan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1904313388
• ISBN 13: 9781904313380
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: First Edition.
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: sovraccoperta
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Japanese Interest
  • Architecture

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Riassunto

Born in 1950 and currently based in Kyoto, Waro Kishi belongs to the generation of Japanese architects that emerged after Tadao Ando. Although he has acknowledged the influence of the Osaka architect, Kishi has sensibility all his own. Made primarily of glass and steel and not massive expanses of concrete like Ando's work, Kishi's buildings are considered by some to be more delicate and subtle, and overall his designs are less driven by iconic forms. A self-described contrarian, who preferred the works of architects such as Marcel Breuer and Richard Neutra when many others were embracing Post-Modernism, he refuses such labels as Modernist or Miesian. This is the first book to provide an overview of this innovative architect’s career.

Product Description

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.239 pages; Physical desc.: 239, [1] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Subject: Kishi, Waro, 1950-Architecture --Japan --20th century. Architecture -- Japan --21st century. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-239). Summary: Born in 1950 and currently based in Kyoto, Waro Kishi belongs to the generation of Japanese architects that emerged after Tadao Ando (an influence that Kishi readily acknowledges), though he remains a self-described contrarian, preferring the works of Marcel Breuer and Richard Neutra when others were embracing Post-Modernism. And yet, Kishi has a sensibility all his own, using primarily glass and steel rather than the massive expanses of concrete in Ando's work, resulting in more delicate and subtle designs. This heavily illustrated overview surveys Kishi's substantial oeuvre of detached houses as well as landed public buildings and urban designs for constricted spaces.