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The theory of tradition in the written works of architect Seiichi Shirai

Kosuke Hato

Abstract The aim of Shirai’s essay “The Jomon style” was not to admire the Jomon culture but to consider how to understand the inner potential of the object without being misled by its external form. His theory of tradition subsequently developed into the “theory of expansive tradition.” He objected to confining the argument over tradition to Japan and set out to consider the concept from a universal viewpoint. He gave shape to it and proposed a new concept, namely the “Eurasian” style.

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The theory of tradition in the written works of architect Seiichi Shirai

Kosuke Hato

Abstract The aim of Shirai’s essay “The Jomon style” was not to admire the Jomon culture but to consider how to understand the inner potential of the object without being misled by its external form. His theory of tradition subsequently developed into the “theory of expansive tradition.” He objected to confining the argument over tradition to Japan and set out to consider the concept from a universal viewpoint. He gave shape to it and proposed a new concept, namely the “Eurasian” style.

The theory of tradition in the written works of architect Seiichi Shirai

Kosuke Hato

Abstract The aim of Shirai’s essay “The Jomon style” was not to admire the Jomon culture but to consider how to understand the inner potential of the object without being misled by its external form. His theory of tradition subsequently developed into the “theory of expansive tradition.” He objected to confining the argument over tradition to Japan and set out to consider the concept from a universal viewpoint. He gave shape to it and proposed a new concept, namely the “Eurasian” style.

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Title:

The theory of tradition in the written works of architect Seiichi Shirai

Contributors:

Kosuke Hato (author)

Published in:

Japan Architectural Review, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 554-561 (2019)

Publication date:

2019

ISSN:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12113

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

Unknown

Keywords:

Seiichi Shirai , theory of tradition , Jomon style , Architecture , NA1-9428 , Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings , TH845-895

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