THE JAPANESE HOUSE REINVENTED Alexander W. Koch An illustrated timeline

An illustrated timeline

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it proposes for the first time to make the classic seat shell disappear in favor of a simple piece of fabric or leather stretched over a metal frame

La cérémonie japonaise du thé est une façon subtile de communier avec la nature et avec les amis ou la famille

les applications de l'électricité à l'éclairage ont accompagné l'évolution des environnements construits tout au long du XXe siècle

THE JAPANESE HOUSE REINVENTED Alexander W. Koch An illustrated timelineJapanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their architects to explore alternating ideas of stability and ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as fascinating as they are idiosyncratic. Their formal innovation and attention to materials, technology and measures to coax in light and air