Hozon: Architectual and Urban Conservation in Japan

By: Enders, Siegfried RCT

The architecture of Japan, both historic and contemporary, has attracted architects from all over the world since the early sixties. However, only recently has the Japanese approach to conservation emerged as an intriguing issue. For the first time, a Western publication attempts to portray the Japanese practice of repair--Hozon --of historic structures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3930698986
• ISBN13: 9783930698981
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Axel Menges
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.6" x 11.5"