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(★)(The fundamental topics under consideration in this book are the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions, and the general integrative quality of traditional Japanese architecture. The author describes in detail --with abundant architectural plans and drawings-- the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. The layout, framework and methods of space control [shoji, fusuma, etc.], the shutters and doors of the house, and many other topics are given comprehensive treatment. This book is not simply a description of the features of the Japanese house, but, as the author states, also ´an invitation to probe the possibilities of utilizing this architectural achievement of the Japanese ... in modern living and building.´ The author believes that the unique features of the Japanese house are better suited to serve as a pattern for contemporary housing than any other form of residential structure. ◆Heino Engel studied architecture at Darmstadt Technical University in Germany following World War II. In 1952, then aged 27 and already chief architect in the office of Ernst Neufert, he left the country to gain new experience and perspective abroad. He traveled through Egypt and Arabia, spent more than a year in India, Burma, Malaya, and Thailand, and arrived in Japan in the summer of 1953. There, in his own words, he ´realized that the Japanese house is as invaluable an experience for the contemporary architect as are the ancient Acropolis of Athens in Greece and the modern high-rise office towers of the United States.´ Staying with a Japanese family in Otsu on Lake Biwa and earning his living teaching at Kyoto University, Engel remained in Japan for three years, studying the Japanese house, people, life, language, and culture, and also becoming a member of the Architectural Institute of Japan. In the fall of 1956 he took up a position as associate professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Minnesota. In 1964 the author returned to Germany, where he pursued his career as an architect and taught at the Offenbach Institute of Design.) |
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