Hiroba: All about Public Spaces in Japan

With the evolution of digital and material technologies, Japanese designers and architects are looking for ways to reverse the total destruction of traditional public space in Japan caused by industrialization, cars, and Western-style concrete and steel interventions. Japanese public spaces (Hiroba, or àrees wide open), human-scale spaces traditionally modeled from warm and renewable materials, are making a comeback thanks to technological advances in glass and non-flammable woods that allow for the expression of highly refined and delicate qualities. It includes an essay by Kengo Kuma and numerous exemplary projects. 168 p.: Fot, color ., 26 x 18.5 cm., softcover