TY - BOOK T1 - Contemporary Japanese architects profiles in design T2 - Japan library. A1 - Igarashi, Tarao 1967- A2 - Noble, David LA - English LA - Japanese PP - Tokyo PB - Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture YR - 2018 ED - First edition. UL - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-8027390931312502997 AB - "Architects play an essential role in contemporary society, helping to shape the environment in which we live and work. This book explores how architects in Japan have responded to the demands of their times and how they continue to engage with new economic realities and the shifting global order. The moving image of Japanese society is reflected in the work of the architects profiled tin this book: from the generation rising from the ashes of postwar Japan, through the postwar economic boom, to the generation that quietly gathered strength during the recession of the 1970s; from the generation that debuted in the bubble economy of the 1980s to the generation that began their work after the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake and the collapse of the bubble economy; and finally, after decades of economic stagnation, to the generation that has come to the fore since the early twenty-first century. Contemporary Japanese architects have pioneered developments in sustainability and introduced engineering innovations that have changed not only the look of modern buildings but the ways in which they can be constructed. Japanese design concepts, realized in major public buildings around the world, communicate with a global audience and contribute toward shaping our shared future" -- Unedited summary from book. OP - 303 NO - Originally published in Japanese as Gendai Nihon Kenchikuka Retsuden by Kawade Shob?ao Shinsha in 2011. NO - Includes new preface for English edition. NO - This book is in the Architecture Satellite LIbrary. NO - Includes bibliographical references. CN - NA1555 .Ig1 2018 SN - 9784866580210 (hbk.) KW - Architecture : Japan : History : 20th century. KW - Architecture : Japan : History : 21st century. KW - Architects : Japan. ER -