Kengo Kuma: Portland Japanese Garden Contributor(s): Bognár, Botond (Author), Bognar, Balazs (Author), Kuma, Kengo (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0847864669 ISBN-13: 9780847864669 Publisher: Rizzoli Electa OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Japanese Gardens - General - Gardening | Garden Design - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General |
Physical Information: 1" H x 8.3" W x 10.2" (2.65 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A detailed examination of the beautiful and sensitively realized addition to the famed Portland Japanese Garden by contemporary Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. Kengo Kuma: Portland Japanese Garden introduces the star Japanese architect's first public project in the United States. Kuma won the Portland Japanese Garden invitational competition by proposing a design that, while executed with contemporary materials and the latest construction technology, also builds on the principles of traditional architecture and craftsmanship. The resulting group of small buildings superbly blends with its magnificent natural environment and provides an outstanding example of Kuma's artistry of seamlessly connecting nature and architecture as well as past and present without falling into the trap of mimicry or sentimentality. The book includes chapters on the reverence of nature and Japanese culture, on architecture and gardens in Japan, on the architecture of Kengo Kuma beyond the garden, and on craftsmanship and design, as well as on the new buildings and the garden itself, which is widely considered the most beautiful such garden outside Japan. |