Modern Japanese Architecture

This seminar studies the roots and genealogy of modern Japanese architecture—from the late nineteenth century, with Japan’s opening to the outside world after nearly two hundred years of isolation, through the “modern” phase beginning in the 1920s. The seminar attempts to understand the relationship between Japanese tradition and modernity within the context of Asia and the Occident. Personages and trends of modern Japanese architecture are explored. Students are required to give one presentation and a final paper. Limited enrollment.