
Tokyo. Architectural Guide
Architectural Guide
Ulf Meyer(Author)
DOM publishers
2nd Edition
Published on 6. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-3-86922-485-5 (ISBN)
Description
Based on traditional construction, the ultra-modern high-tech architecture of the Japanese capital fascinates architectural aficionados across the world. This new guide is an indispensable companion for anyone seeking to explore one of the world's largest and most complex cities which will play host to the Summer Olympics in 2020.
Almost 300 of Tokyo's most interesting buildings from the post-1945 era are introduced in pictures and informative texts. Plans and indices complete this user-friendly guide, with maps making buildings easy to locate despite construction ensuing at a dizzying pace. From the sea of neon lighting at the Shibuya Crossing to eccentric structures composed solely of timber beams, this guide to Tokyo illustrates its unrivalled breadth of extraordinary architecture.
Almost 300 of Tokyo's most interesting buildings from the post-1945 era are introduced in pictures and informative texts. Plans and indices complete this user-friendly guide, with maps making buildings easy to locate despite construction ensuing at a dizzying pace. From the sea of neon lighting at the Shibuya Crossing to eccentric structures composed solely of timber beams, this guide to Tokyo illustrates its unrivalled breadth of extraordinary architecture.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
600, 600 images
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-86922-485-5 (9783869224855)
Schweitzer Classification
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Ulf Meyer
Architectural Guide Tokyo
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05/2011
1st Edition
DOM publishers
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Persons
Ulf Meyer, born 1970, studied architecture in Berlin and Chicago. Author and editor of several publications on contemporary architecture. Worked in Tokyo. 2010-2011 Hyde Chair of Excellence at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Currently living and working in Berlin.