round 01 Jewels --- Selected Writings on Modern Architecture from Asia edited by Yasushi ZENNO and Jagan SHAH
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Contents
	Preface and Acknowledgments by Yasushi ZENNO 　Until recently, the history of modern architecture was understood mainly in terms of various manifestations of the avant-garde, whether it was a matter of concepts and technology or of style. Modern architecture was also discussed from an “occicentric” perspective—as something that emanated from Europe or the United States and that was then promulgated to the rest of the world... read more Introduction by Jagan SHAH 　[In round 01, the] reader will find a variety of subjects, periods, and writing styles represented in the eleven chapters, which contain an archival text, either translated or reproduced, accompanied by an essay that contextualizes the text and its author and illuminates the subject. Thus, round 01 effectively contains more than twenty-two readings covering different periods of the last two centuries, and significant moments in the evolution of architectural thought in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, India, and Turkey.... read more
	Section 1 Defining “Architecture” in Asia: Various Aspects Chapter 1 Chuta Ito’s Proposal to Choose the Japanese Translation of the Word “Architecture” and Rename Zoka Gakkai Accordingly Kenchiku or Zoka as Vague Translation of “Architecture” by Norihito NAKATANI Chapter 2 Ernest Binfield Havell on the Future of Architecture in India EB Havell and the Thought of Indian Architecture by Jagan SHAH Chapter 3 Writings of Wajiro Kon from the 1920s Wajiro Kon: An Architect Who Envisioned “Architecture as a Container of Everyday Life” by Izumi KUROISHI
	Section 2 The Search for “National” Architectural Styles Chapter 4 Liang Sicheng and Tong Jun on Traditional Chinese Architecture Constructing the “New Knowledge” of Chinese Architecture: Two Approaches by Bobby Chong-thai WONG and TAN Zhengzhen Chapter 5 Speech at the Founding of Taiwan Architectural Society Facing Weather and Customs: What Makes Taiwan’s Architectur “Taiwanese” by Cheng Che CHEN Chapter 6 Kenzo Tange and Dento Ronso in Postwar Japan Finding Mononoke at Ise Shrine: Kenzo Tange’s Search for Proto-Japanese Architecture by Yasushi ZENNO Chapter 7 Conflicting Views on the Architectural Style of the Buyeo National Museum: Does It Resemble a Japanese Shrine or Not? Architectural Identity in Postcolonial Korean Society: Controversy on Architectural Style of the Buyeo National Museum By Changmo AHN Chapter 8 Nguyen Cao Luyen on Vietnamese Traditional Thatched-roofed Houses The Pioneer of Vietnamese Architecture—Nguyen Cao Luyen by Shoichi OTA Chapter 9 Turkish Architecture and Decoration in the 15th Century Léon Parvillée and the Discourse on “Turkish” Architecture by Miyuki AOKI GIRARDELLI
	Section 3 The Urban Context Chapter 10 National Land Development Plans of South Korea South Korea’s Territorial Planning: From Local Management to Global Positioning by Marie-Hélène FABRE Chapter 11 Urban Design and Speech Freedom in 1960s Singapore: S.P.U.R. (The Singapore Planning and Urban Research Group) SPURing Design and Planning: Dialogue in Post-Colonial Singapore by Gregory CLANCEY
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