- Lecturer
- DAVID BUTLER STEWART
- Place
- Intensive
- Credits
- Lecture2 Exercise0 Experiment0
- Code
- 62063
- Syllabus updated
- 2012/4/6
- Lecture notes updated
- 2012/3/26
- Semester
- Spring Semester
Outline of lecture
TBA
Purpose of lecture
This semester we will analyze and try to evaluate the contemporary Japanese teahouse, sometimes referred to as 窶徼he spiritual fountainhead of modern Japanese architecture.窶 We will approach the topic in two parts:
I: A recent essay by Terunobu Fujimori, the architect and historian, in English, about 窶徼he development of the [traditional] tearoom and its meaning in architecture.窶
II: Twenty illustrated examples of 窶徂ow world-renowned Japanese architects are redefining this highly formalized and tradition-bound form.窶 This section comprises work by Fujimori himself and also by Arata Isozaki, Tadao Ando, Hiroshi Hara, and Kengo Kuma.
I hope we will also look at some contemporary examples from China, where the cult of tea窶 or 窶徼ea-ism窶昶 first took root many centuries ago.
Plan of lecture
TBA
Textbook and reference
The textbook for this seminar is 窶弋he Contemporary Tea House: Japan窶冱 Top Architects Redefine a Tradition窶 (2007):
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/offer-listing/4770030460/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
I hope to have six copies (each available at a 25% discount from list price) for purchase by students. The aim is to situate at least one copy in each laboratory. However, you may be able to find a copy at Maruzen or Kinokuniya, or wish to order a copy online.
Related and/or prerequisite courses
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Evaluation
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Comments from lecturer
This seminar is held each Thursday morning (3.4)
at 10:45 AM - 12:15PM.
Attendance is compulsory. Active participation is anticipated.
Various exercises will seek to extend our discussion toward
J-architecture.
D. B. Stewart
Instructor
