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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Japanese

158-248/348 The Dynamics of Japanese Architecture

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Professor W H Coaldrake

Prerequisite/s:

Any first year subject in Department of Japanese and Chinese, Western Art A & B, or first year subject from Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Building.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two hour lecture and one hour tutorial per week

Subject Description:

Introduction to traditional Japanese architectural types - shrines, temples, castles, palaces, tea houses and residences - and the relevance of tradition to Japanese architecture today. This subject analyses Japanese architectural design, aesthetics and technology, and discovers the relationship between how buildings are made and how they look.

Assessment:

Essays and assignments of not more than 5000 words. Students are required to attend a minimum of 70% of all classes in order to be eligible to take the examinations.

Prescribed Texts:

  • William H. Coaldrake, Architecture and Authority in Japan, Routledge, 1996 (paperback).
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