HistoryChina and Japan

Marc Treib: Dichotomies of dwelling (January 23, 1986)

Michael Rotondi introduces Marc Treib, the first speaker in a special series devoted to contemporary architecture in Japan. Rotondi notes the affinity Los Angeles...

Charles Jencks: Recent Italian & Japanese architecture (June 24, 1976)

Charles Jencks discusses how recent Italian movements are inspired by an eclectic collage of revival techniques. Jencks touches on the history of Domus and...

The Japanese City between 1937 and 1945

Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II Credits: Carola Hein. source

Japanese Monumentality: Architecture and Planning during World War II

Front to Rear: Architecture and Planning during World War II Credits: BenoƮt Jacquet. source

Charles Jencks: New Japanese architecture / Architecture as language (May 28, 1976)

This video contains two different lectures by Charles Jencks: the first on contemporary Japanese architecture, the second (at 51:00) on the language of modern...