{"product_id":"katsura-imperial-villa","title":"KATSURA - IMPERIAL VILLA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captivating and comprehensively illustrated study of the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding example of Japanese architecture, Katsura has inspired countless architects from Bruno Taut and Le Corbusier to Tadao Ando and Kenzo Tange, and is often considered a precursor of Modernist tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow available in a new format, \u003cem\u003eKatsura Imperial Villa\u003c\/em\u003e offers an in-depth exploration of the seventeenth-century palace in Kyoto, Japan through detailed drawings and historical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extensive selection of maps, drawings, and photographs make this book an indispensable reference work and offer unprecedented access to this beautiful palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading-h3\"\u003eAbout the author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-author-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArata Isozaki\u003c\/b\u003e (1931–2022) was a renowned Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshiharu Matsumura\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural photographer based in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManfred Speidel\u003c\/b\u003e is a German architect and a leading authority on Bruno Taut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Taut\u003c\/b\u003e (1880–1938) was a German-born architect and theorist who visited Katsura in the 1930s and was one of the first to champion the complex as a precursor of modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Gropius\u003c\/b\u003e (1883–1969) was chairman of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design from 1937–52 and was a founder of the Bauhaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenzo Tange\u003c\/b\u003e (1913–2005) was one of Japan’s foremost architects and was the winner of the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesco Dal Co\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architectural History at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBinding: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher : Phaidon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOct 2025\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat :\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent: \u003c\/strong\u003e336 pages\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e29 x 21,4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 978\u003cspan\u003e1837290147\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paradis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52446506942805,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/0849\/1861\/files\/Katsura_Villa_IMPERIAL_PHAIDON_Book_PARADIS_DIGITAL_SUPERSTORE_3.jpg?v=1770047654","url":"https:\/\/paradis.digital\/products\/katsura-imperial-villa","provider":"Paradis Superstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}