THE JAPANESE HOUSE: A TRADITION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE by Heinrich Engel

Charles E. Tuttle, 1974, Fifth printing, 495 pp., 9 1/2" X 12", Hardcover

Near fine in fine dj

An in depth study of traditional Japanese architecture, including construction materials and methods, and the cultural philosophy, aesthetics, and uses that govern the architecture. "An amazingly thorough analysis and interpretation of the Japanese house and a sincere attempt to arrive thereby at certain universal architectural truths."