| Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) : chiefly color illustrations |
| Contents |
Nesting: beyond objects to the bodily experience of space / Katsu Umebayashi -- It's not what it looks like / Thomas Daniell -- Clarity and complexity / Michael Web -- Aura; Pleats; Porous; Strata; Skip; Stack; Organ; Myougei; Asphodel; Orient -- FOB homes: brand recognition / Thomas Daniell -- FOB homes typologies -- Prototypes in suburbia / Peter Allison -- FOB homes examples: F-House; H-House; T-House; K-House; I-house; F-Blanc; S-Blanc -- Afterword / Kazuhiro Kojima |
| Summary |
Pure. Minimal. Simple. These are the words commonly used to describe the work of contemporary Japanese architects. FOBA, an internationally celebrated architectural practice based in Kyoto, looks beyond the aesthetics of minimalism, instead finding inspiration in the relationships between structure and site. ""FOBA: Buildings, "" the first monograph on the decade-old firm, features ten projects of surprising range: undulating lines, overlapping cubes, interpenetrating forms, and unexpected pairings demonstrate a varied set of approaches to projects. The work is at times boldly expressionistic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223) |
| Subject |
Umebayashi, Katsu, 1963-
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Umebayashi, Katsu, 1963- |
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Umebayashi, Katsu, 1963- |
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FOBA (Firm)
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FOBA (Firm) |
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FOBA (Firm) |
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Architecture -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- Essays.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- Monographs.
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Architecture -- Japan -- 20th century.
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Architecture
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Umebayashi, Katsu, 1963-
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FOBA (Firm)
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| LC no. |
2004029097 |
| ISBN |
1568985274 |
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9781568985275 |
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1568986351 |
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9781568986357 |
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