Intercultural Architecture. The Philosophy of Symbiosis;

Kurokawa, Kisho. Intercultural Architecture. The Philosophy of Symbiosis; Washington, D.C.: The American Institute of Architects Press, 1991. First Amer. edition. Sm. folio. 208pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dust jacket. Brodart. Frontispiece. “Symbiosis, as argued by Kisho Kurokawa, one of Japan’s leading architects, is a new way of interpreting today’s culture. A philosophy which takes its name from ecological and biological concepts, it puts forward ideas developed from traditional Japanese philosophy and culture, whilst continually acknowledging the presence of our multivalent, contemporary world.” Illustrated with double-and full-page color and b/w plates and plans of this great architects work. In near fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (12125) $50