Japanese Landscape Design - Hardcover

Kohei Nobuhara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9881296803 ISBN 13: 9789881296801

Publisher: Design Media Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

The beauty of the Japanese garden lies in its combination of natural and artificial beauty. It represents the unique aesthetic taste of the Japanese people, mainly because of the distinct seasons of the insular country. Under the influence of religion, culture, history and customs, Japanese landscapes feature delicacy in design and elaboration in materials. An exquisite garden often reflects ideas in literature, calligraphy, paintings, ikebana and teaism, becoming an art work that assembles the essence of Japanese culture. We thus can find the zen implied in the design of Japanese gardens. The concept of Zen could be found throughout their designs. In their works, a narrow space could turn into a deep, richly-layered, savouring and meaningful landscape that was poetic and somewhat zenic. This book consists of three chapters: Japanese gardens, public landscapes and interior landscapes.

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About the Author

As an academic, had an active role in several of the university’s government bodies and participated in the development of renewed Portuguese educational politics.Working with celebrated architectural practices (like Pereira & Associados and MW Planeamento e Arquitectura), he established his own studio in 2008, developing a range of eclectic but recognisable architectural interventions with a global reach, from urban development to furniture design.Together with his team, his work focused on teaching, health and tourism facilities (as well as the obligatory themes of sustainability and energy efficiency) while of lately amassing a sizable curriculum in urban rehabilitation and building preservation, restoration and reconstruction.The careful considerations placed on his projects for the rehabilitation of historical buildings and urban spaces have lent him a place under the spotlight.

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Media Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9881296803
• ISBN 13: 9789881296801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Kohei Nobuhara