Architecture in Japan

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This entry in the new Taschen series features architects - from the firmly established to the up-and-coming - with the focus on how they have contributed to the architecture in Japan. This work includes contact information and short biographies in addition to illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant projects. 17 of them are featured, including Tadao Ando, Waro Kishi and Kengo Kuma.

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About the Author

Philip Jodidio

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His books include TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Álvaro Siza, and is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.