{"product_id":"katsura-imperial-villa","title":"Katsura: Imperial Villa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating and comprehensively illustrated study of the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding example of Japanese architecture, Katsura has inspired countless architects from Bruno Taut and Le Corbusier to Tadao Ando and Kenzo Tange, and is often considered a precursor of Modernist tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow available in a new format, \u003ci\u003eKatsura Imperial Villa\u003c\/i\u003e offers an in-depth exploration of the seventeenth-century palace in Kyoto, Japan through detailed drawings and historical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extensive selection of maps, drawings, and photographs make this book an indispensable reference work and offer unprecedented access to this beautiful palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arata Isozaki, Yoshiharu Matsumura (Photographer), Manfred Speidel (Contribution by)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phaidon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837290147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.63h x 8.63w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArata Isozaki\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2022) was a renowned Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshiharu Matsumura\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural photographer based in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManfred Speidel\u003c\/b\u003e is a German architect and a leading authority on Bruno Taut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Taut\u003c\/b\u003e (1880-1938) was a German-born architect and theorist who visited Katsura in the 1930s and was one of the first to champion the complex as a precursor of modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Gropius\u003c\/b\u003e (1883-1969) was chairman of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design from 1937-52 and was a founder of the Bauhaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenzo Tange\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2005) was one of Japan's foremost architects and was the winner of the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesco Dal Co\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architectural History at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130876923978,"sku":"9781837290147","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0011\/8990\/4435\/files\/katsura-imperial-villa-9781837290147.jpg?v=1749096551","url":"https:\/\/trnk-nyc.mom\/products\/katsura-imperial-villa","provider":"TRNK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}