ARCHITECTURE OF THE FUTURE IN JAPAN

From the end of the 1950s, Japan, largely destroyed during the Second World War, began a cycle of high economic growth. For about ten years, until the oil crisis of 1973, a new generation of architects developed utopian and visionary projects whose challenges were to control and develop urban…

From the end of the 1950s, Japan, largely destroyed during the Second World War, began a cycle of high economic growth. For about ten years, until the oil crisis of 1973, a new generation of architects developed utopian and visionary projects whose challenges were to control and develop urban growth. A true art book, the richly illustrated work offers several projects and achievements dating from the 1960s and 1970s (some since destroyed) photographed in 2017 by Jérémie Souteyrat and presented by Benoît Jacquet preceded by an interview conducted by the architectural historian Fujimori Terunobu with one of the leading architects of the Metabolist movement, the highly publicized Kurokawa Kishō (1934-2007).

From the end of the 1950s, Japan, which had been largely destroyed during the Second World War, began a cycle of high economic growth. For a decade, until the oil crisis of 1973, a new generation of architects developed utopian and visionary projects whose aim was to control and develop urban growth. A true art book, this richly illustrated work presents several projects and achievements from the 1960s and 1970s (some of which have since been destroyed) photographed in 2017 by Jérémie Souteyrat and presented by Benoît Jacquet. It is preceded by an interview with one of the leading architects of the Metabolist movement, the much-publicized Kurokawa Kishō (1934-2007), conducted by architectural historian Fujimori Terunobu.

Author : Benoît Jacquet and Jérémie Souteyrat
Publisher: The Black Lizard - 2020

Weight: 1.5 kg
Dimensions: 20.5 x 2 x 27.5 cm
Language: French