Structured Lineages: Learning from Japanese Structural Design - Paperback

To look inside this book, click here.   Edited by Guy Nordenson. With contributions by Sigrid M. Adriaenssens, Sean Anderson, William F. Baker, Seng Kuan, Marc Mimram, Caitlin Mueller, Laurent Ney, Guy Nordenson, John A. Ochsendorf, Mike Schlaich, and Jane Wernick   Structured Lineages: Learning from Japanese Structural Design presents a selection of essays and roundtable discussions by internationally prominent structural engineers on the intertwined traditions of architecture and engineering in postwar Japan. Originally delivered as talks at a symposium held at The Museum of Modern Art in 2016, on the occasion of the exhibition A Japanese Constellation: Toyo Ito, SANAA, and Beyond, the ten essays gathered in this volume offer insight into the collaborations between architects and structural engineers that engendered many of the most important buildings erected in Japan after 1945, with special focus on the work of Tange Kenzo, Kawaguchi Mamoru, Kimura Toshihiko, Matsui Gengo, Saitoh