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Kiyoshi Seike

    This Japanese architect masterfully synthesized modern design with traditional architectural elements, avoiding the trap of nostalgia. His early works, particularly small private residences, demonstrate his ability to blend Western-style comfort and rationality with Japanese elements like tatami mats and shoji screens. Beyond residential projects, he also designed notable public buildings. His approach to architecture reflects the broader discourse on the direction of modern Japanese architecture and the integration of traditional forms within it.

    A Japanese Touch for Your Garden
    Kigumi. Anglicky The Art of Japanese Joinery
    • This lively introduction to Japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of Japanese carpentry, but also reveals many secrets of Japanese joinery. Presenting 48 joints, selected from among the several hundred known and used today, this visually exciting book will please anyone who has ever been moved by the sheer beauty of wood.With the clear isometric projections complementing the 64 pages of stunning photographs, even the weekend carpenter can duplicate these bequests from the traditional Japanese carpenter, which can be applied to projects as large as the buildings for which most of them were originally devised or to projects as small as a sewing box.

      Kigumi. Anglicky The Art of Japanese Joinery
    • A Japanese Touch for Your Garden

      • 92 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Colour photographs and step-by-step instructions aim to help the reader create an intimate, tranquil oasis suited to their personal taste - in or outside the home. The book includes layout plans and notes on plant care. Here is a concise introduction to the practical aspects of making a Japanese garden. Whether your garden is a spacious suburban lot, an office countyard, or a tiny inner-city backyard, you will find here hundreds of creative but time-honored ways to make maximum use of the space you have. You will learn how to lay stones and pathways and how to create

      A Japanese Touch for Your Garden