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Katsura Book

Presents a detailed history of Katsura the 17th century Imperial Palace in Kyoto Japan that is a pivotal work of Japanese Architecture often described as the quintessence of Japanese taste. This book documents the palace in detail combining the commissioned photographs detailed drawings archival material and historical analysis.Read More

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    This book presents a detailed history of Katsura, the 17th century Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan that is a pivotal work of Japanese Architecture, often described as the "quintessence of Japanese taste." First revealed to the modern architectural world by Bruno Taut, the great German architect, in the early 20th century, Katsura stunned and then excited the architectural community of the West. Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, pillars of the Modernist establishment, were fascinated by Katsura?s "modernity." They saw in its orthogonal and modular spaces, devoid of decoration, clear parallels to contemporary Modernism, going so far as to proclaim Katsura a "historical" example of Modernity. This book documents the palace in detail, combining newly commissioned photographs, detailed drawings, archival material and historical analysis.

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