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Author Coaldrake, William Howard

Title Architecture and authority in Japan / William H. Coaldrake
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 337 pages) : illustrations
Series The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.
Contents 1. Authority in Architecture: Container and Contained -- 2. The Grand Shrines of Ise and Izumo: The Appropriation of Vernacular Architecture by Early Ruling Authority -- 3. Great Halls of Religion and State: Architecture and the Creation of the Nara Imperial Order -- 4. Heian Palaces and Kamakura Temples: The Changing Countenances of Aristocratic and Warrior Power -- 5. Castles: The Symbol and Substance of Momoyama and Early Edo Authority -- 6. Nijo Castle and the Psychology of Architectural Intimidation -- 7. Tokugawa Mausolea: Intimations of Immortality and the Architecture of Posthumous Authority -- 8. Shogunal and Daimyo Gateways: The Intersecting Spheres of Arbitrary Will and Technical Necessity -- 9. Building the Meiji State: The Western Architectural Hierarchy -- 10. Tange Kenzo's Tokyo Monuments: New Authority and Old Architectural Ambitions -- 11. Beyond Vanity and Evanescence
Summary "Japanese architecture is one of the most inspired manifestations of Japanese civilization. This study argues that architectural forms are more than just symbols of the institutions that created them. William H. Coaldrake explores the symbiotic relationship between architecture and authority throughout Japanese history, exploring key structures and how they have been used as active conveyors of power, relating buildings to the political ambitions and religious beliefs of the major historical eras in Japan."--Jacket
Analysis Architecture Related to Society
Japan
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-313) and index
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SUBJECT Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai gnd
Subject Public architecture -- Japan
Architecture and state -- Japan
Symbolism in architecture -- Japan
Public architecture -- Japan
Architecture and state
Signs and symbols in architecture -- Japan
ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
Architecture and state
Public architecture
Symbolism in architecture
Architektur
Autorität
Bouwkunst.
Staat (politicologie)
Arquitetura (japao)
Politique urbaine -- Japon.
Architecture et État -- Japon.
Architecture religieuse -- Japon.
Architecture publique -- Japon.
Symbolisme en architecture -- Japon.
SUBJECT Japan
Subject Japan
Japan
Form Electronic book
LC no. 95025129
ISBN 0203042832
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