Japanese Residences and Gardens: A Tradition of Integration

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Summary: Ordinar y book written by famous authority
Review: I bought the book because I intend to build a japanese style house.This book is useless in residence design.The title is wrong!The book is about famous royal palaces and sorroundings.It contains exactly nineteen beautiful color pictures, showing some general views of six imperial palaces and gardens. Short descriptions and historical details are presented with a score of black and white pictures and some sketcks.

It is difficult to believe that this ordinary book was written by the former leading authority in premodern Japanese architecture.

I recommend "Form & Space in Japanese Architecture" by Norman Carver Jr, who really understood and captured the the japanese spirit.