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Katsura: Imperial Villa

Katsura: Imperial Villa

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Code: BK-0147

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated study of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan

Often described as the quintessence of Japanese taste, Katsura stunned the architectural community and has long been a pilgrimage site for architects around the world. The book's wealth of photographs reveals the palace's tea pavilions, sliding doors, and pools, which inspired and fascinated such architects as Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier.

This captivating exploration of Katsura Imperial Villa provides an in-depth analysis of this outstanding example of Japanese architecture in a stunning new format. 

The book features essays by renowned architects Walter Gropius, Arata Isozaki, Bruno Taut, and others, whom Katsura has inspired. With an extensive selection of maps, drawings, and photographs, this book is an indispensable reference work.

Hardback
336 Pages
290 x 214mm

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Arata Isozaki (1931–2022) was a renowned Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.

Yoshiharu Matsumura is an architectural photographer based in Japan.

Manfred Speidel is a German architect and a leading authority on Bruno Taut.

Bruno Taut (1880–1938) was a German-born architect and theorist who visited Katsura in the 1930s and was one of the first to champion the complex as a precursor of modern architecture.

Walter Gropius (1883–1969) was chairman of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design from 1937–52 and was a founder of the Bauhaus.

Kenzo Tange (1913–2005) was one of Japan’s foremost architects and was the winner of the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Francesco Dal Co is Professor of Architectural History at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice.

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