The theory of tradition in the written works of architect Seiichi Shirai

Abstract The aim of Shirai’s essay “The Jomon style” was not to admire the Jomon culture but to consider how to understand the inner potential of the object without being misled by its external form. His theory of tradition subsequently developed into the “theory of expansive tradition.” He objected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kosuke Hato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Japan Architectural Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12113