New Architecture Pocket Series - Tokyo

Author:】(Japan) Toshio Tashima and Seiichi Kuwajima
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The Pocket Guide Series is designed for professional travelers, featuring pocket-sized, easy-to-carry books that introduce the famous buildings of the entire city, accompanied by geographical and transportation guides. What makes it even more exceptional is that many of the authors are renowned architects themselves, resulting in concise yet insightful building descriptions. Compared to other cities, Tokyo better reflects the ideas, styles, and techniques embedded in contemporary architecture. Japanese architects, along with some famous foreign architects, have been fortunate to contribute to the unique urban fabric of Tokyo, creating works of great charm. This book collects 100 outstanding buildings from 1983 to the present—a selection of the best and most captivating. It provides a perspective to observe diverse social, cultural, and economic trends, as well as the underlying design issues. Toshio Tashima studied at Tokyo Kokuritsu University and the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. He returned to Tokyo in 1993 and became a partner at YEP.