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A46 ARCH 562JThe Japan House Workshop3.0 Units
Description:The Japanese house has long been the subject of considerable fascination and debate by writers and architects both in and out of Japan who found inspiration in its materials, structural systems, and aesthetics. But what are the characteristics that define a Japanese house? And how have ideas about what it should be and how it should work changed over time? This course introduces students to studies of Japanese dwellings by architects such as Bruno Taut, Heino Engel, Kon Wajiro, and Tange Kenzo, familiarizing students with the key texts that sought to define and contest the parameters of vernacular aesthetics in Japanese architecture. Through short readings and weekly discussions, students will learn about the formation of the "Japanese House" as an idea in the context of Japan's encounter with the West and how this idea influenced modernist design both at home and abroad in complex and sometimes contradictory ways. The workshop component of this seminar focuses on a turning point in Japanese residential design: the 1920s to 1930s, when new ideas about urban life, public hygiene, structural safety, and more reshaped how homes were designed and built in Japan. Using a Kengo Kuma's book Kyokai: A Japanese Technique for Articulating Space as a guide, students will identify a set of architectural elements for deeper study. In the second part of the workshop, students will examine a range of Japanese dwellings using original drawings and photographs from the 1920s and 1930s, selecting one for a final research project. The results of this research will culminate in an end-of-semester exhibition of drawings and models that showcases Japanese residential design at a point of transition.
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