‘ina-higashi elementary school’ by mikan located in ina, nagano prefecture image © designboom

editor: yuki sumner + naomi pollock with david littlefield publisher: merrell publishers limited year: 2010 size: 272 pages, 25 × 25 cm ISBN  978-1-8589-4450-0

http://www.merrellpublishers.com/ _____________________________________________________________________

designboom rating: designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan

_____________________________________________________________________

this book represents the enormous potential that exists in japan for the future creation of an enduring and rich architectural heritage.

content                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  composed solely of the photography of edmund sumner, this volume is a thorough representation of recent and innovative architecture in japan. featured structures from various architects are organized into a range of categories including infrastructure, culture, sport and leisure, education, health and religion, housing and offices and retail. the extensive and encompassing documentation reveals facades, architectural details and the context within the surrounding landscape.

projects represent the work of atelier bow-wownikken sekkei, sou fujimoto architects, kengo kuma + associates, tadao ando architect + associates and more….

is it for me? if you are interested in seeing beautiful and vivid photography of the progressive architectural projects of japan, this book is for you. supplemented with diagrams and drawings, these structures come alive with different angles as viewed from the perspective of the photographer.

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘grin grin’ by toyo ito + associates located in fukuoka city, fukuoka prefecture image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘hoshakuji station’ by kengo kuma + associates located in takanazawa, tochigi prefecture image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘meiso no mori municipal funeral hall’ by toyo ito + associates located in kakamigahara, gifu prefecture image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘yokohama international port terminal’ by foreign office architects located in yokohama, kanagawa prefecture image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘final wooden house’ by sou fujimoto architects located in kumamoto, kumamoto prefecture image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘musashino art university library’ by sou fujimoto architects located in kodaira, tokyo image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘baisouin temple’ by kengo kuma + associates located in aoyama, tokyo image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan ‘tod’s omotesando building’ by toyo ito + associates located in shibuya, tokyo image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan inside cover image © designboom

designboom book report: new architecture in japan (left) front cover (right) back cover image © designboom

_________________________________________________________________________________________

designboom ratings: designboom book report: new architecture in japaninteresting designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japangood read, worth a look designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japanvery good designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japanexcellent, recommended designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japan designboom book report: new architecture in japanmust have _________________________________________________________________________________________