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About this item
Highlights
- The definitive book on machiya showcasing their traditional appearance and recent transformation explained in bilingual text.
- 224 Pages
- Architecture, Buildings
Description
Book Synopsis
The definitive book on machiya showcasing their traditional appearance and recent transformation explained in bilingual text.From private residences to renovated properties operating as businesses, this book introduces everything you need to know about Machiya, also including never-before-seen cultural properties, with detailed and accessible commentary in bilingual text. Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto. Machiya in Kyoto have kept their traditional architectural form and community, creating a historic and traditional cultural atmosphere that attracts many tourist from all around the world. Machiya have become valuable cultural heritage, as many machiya have disappeared and have been replaced by modern houses. In this book readers can see and feel the ideas and wisdom of the people in Kyoto, who made full useof machiya design and the architectural characteristics of that optimize space and practicality, while keeping within the tradition. This book will not only be a perfect architectural reference book but also a great photography book to enjoy the delicate beauty of Japan.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.9 Inches (H) x 7.1 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Architecture
Sub-Genre: Buildings
Publisher: Pie International
Theme: Residential
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2020
TCIN: 1003468646
UPC: 9784756253026
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-8817
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 1.1 inches length x 7.1 inches width x 9.9 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.55 pounds
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