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Modern Japanese Architecture: From Meiji Restoration to Today Self-paced
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- Intermediate Level
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Syllabus
- How and why today’s Japanese architecture differs from the West
- A brief cultural history with political commentary on Japan in the modern period
- A greater understanding of the works of several prominent Japanese designers
- The materials and structural design used by Japanese architects
- Overall goals and constraints affecting Japanese architects today
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Instructors
David B. Stewart
Specially Appointed Professor
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Koichi Yasuda
Professor
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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