ARCHITECTURE:
TRADITIONAL AND MODERN

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

A nicely-illustrated consideration of recent architecture found in the vicinity of Nagoya looks primarily at Japanese-style modern architecture (mainly formalism and expressionism before the Pacific War).

Architect K. Hayashi's web site illustrates a half dozen projects incorporating traditional architectural motifs into contemporary structures - homes, inns, hotles and restaurants - in a variety of different locations.

Photographs of the newly-constructed Kyoto Station Building on the West Japan Railway Company web site demonstrate the latest in contemporary large scale architectural design, resulting in a truely awesome public space well worth examination.

Other examples of Japanese contemporary architecture and design can be found on the associated Telescoweb site.

Ever wonder about how a typical Japanese house might be furnished? Schauwecker's Guide to Japan includes a discussion of the furnishings likely to be found in many traditional and contemporary homes and features interesting links to other related web sites.

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