Sixteen Chapters on Modern Architecture

This book is a "light theory of contemporary architecture" written by Japanese emerging architectural critic Taro Igarashi. In his contemplation of modern architecture, he uses 16 keywords as clues to investigate and connect with issues such as modern thought!

Japanese emerging architectural critic Taro Igarashi, in his contemplation of modern architecture, uses 16 keywords as clues for his investigation, connecting architecture with modern thought and other issues, writing in an accessible and colloquial manner.

One of the main characteristics of the content lies in its connection between the "historical perspective" and "contemporary trends" of architecture. It covers three major aspects: "Regarding Form and Environment," "Living, and This Space in Japan," and "Whither Architecture," which are then subdivided into sixteen chapters: "Form and Function, Baroque, Slopes and Ramps, Whole/Part, Rem Koolhaas, Residential Architecture, Body, Japanese (Things), Shadow of War, Super Flat, History and Memory, Place and Landscape, Building Type, Information, Media, Transparency and Imageability." It provides a complete and clear analysis and discussion of important issues in various aspects of modern architectural theory.