{"product_id":"katsura-imperial-villa","title":"Katsura: Imperial Villa","description":"\u003cp\u003eA captivating and comprehensively illustrated study of the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan. An outstanding example of Japanese architecture, Katsura has inspired countless architects from Bruno Taut and Le Corbusier to Tadao Ando and Kenzo Tange, and is often considered a precursor of Modernist tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow available in a new format, \u003cem\u003eKatsura Imperial Villa\u003c\/em\u003e offers an in-depth exploration of the seventeenth-century palace in Kyoto, Japan through detailed drawings and historical analysis. The extensive selection of maps, drawings, and photographs make this book an indispensable reference work and offer unprecedented access to this beautiful palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArata Isozaki\u003c\/b\u003e (1931–2022) was a renowned Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshiharu Matsumura\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural photographer based in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManfred Speidel\u003c\/b\u003e is a German architect and a leading authority on Bruno Taut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Taut\u003c\/b\u003e (1880–1938) was a German-born architect and theorist who visited Katsura in the 1930s and was one of the first to champion the complex as a precursor of modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Gropius\u003c\/b\u003e (1883–1969) was chairman of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design from 1937–52 and was a founder of the Bauhaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenzo Tange\u003c\/b\u003e (1913–2005) was one of Japan’s foremost architects and was the winner of the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesco Dal Co\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architectural History at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in English in 2005, this edition from 2025\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43494174490685,"sku":null,"price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1512\/8672\/files\/katsura-1.jpg?v=1787262931","url":"https:\/\/shoptenzo.com\/products\/katsura-imperial-villa","provider":"TENZO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}