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Some ideas on living in London and Tokyo : Stephen Taylor, Ryue Nishizawa

Title: Some ideas on living in London and Tokyo : Stephen Taylor, Ryue Nishizawa / edited by Giovanna Borasi.
Publication: Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2008], ©2008.

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157 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 21 cm.

Summary

"A fundamental change is currently taking place in society: for the first time, half the world's population lives in urban areas. In this context, London and Tokyo provide interesting case studies for investigating the problems raised by living in a continually growing city. By examining the work of Ryue Nishizawa in Tokyo and Stephen Taylor in Lomlon, we may observe that the notion of a progressive homogenization of living conditions in the world's great cities is only an apparent phenomenon. The profound cultural differences that exist between these centres - reflecting different interpretations of the idea of proximity, privacy, and the relationship between inhabitants - inevitably inform the development of their projects and, consequently, the ways in which a community lives together. Taylor and Nishizawa have developed new ideas for living born of their respective cultures. Their innovative residential designs challenge conventional norms and offer approaches that simultaneously shape the life of the resilient and the face of the city."--BOOK JACKET.

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v – Interviews.
k – Exhibition – v – publications.

Note

"This volume is published ... in conjunction with the exhibition Some ideas on living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa, organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, and presented at the CCA from May 14, 2008 to October 26, 2008. Issued also in French under the title Perspectives de vie à Londres et à Tokyo imaginées par Stephen Taylor et Ryue Nishizawa."--p. [160].
Co-published by Lars Müller Publishers.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Foreword / Mirko Zardini -- In Tokyo: Ryue Nishizawa -- Buildings That Evoke Contemporary Values -- Garden and House -- House A -- Moriyama House -- City, Courtyard, House / Peter Allison -- Redefining Habitation in a Messy Urban Context: A Conversation between Giovanna Borasi, Ryue Nishizawa, and / Stephen Taylor -- Visual Exchanges between the Privacy of the House and the Vibrancy of the Street / Giovanna Borasi -- In London: Stephen Taylor -- An Intimate Urban Ideal -- House on Charlotte Road -- Rainham master plan -- Dovers Corner, Rainham -- Station Housing, Rainham -- Front House/Back House, Rainham -- Craddock Cottages -- Three small houses on Chance Street.

ISBN

9780920785805 (Canadian Center for Architecture)
0920785808 (Canadian Center for Architecture)
9783037781500 (Lars Müller Publishers)
3037781505 (Lars Müller Publishers)

OCLC

ocn253825851
SCSB-5441339

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