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 110-117 Dynamics of Japanese Architecture

Note

Formerly available as 158-248/348. Students who have completed 158-248/348 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof W H Coaldrake

Prerequisites

Any first year subject in the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, 107-018 Art History A: The Work of Art, 107-019 Art History B: Artist & Audience, or a first year subject from the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Building.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Subject Description

This subject forms an introduction to traditional Japanese architectural types: shrines, temples, castles, palaces, tea houses and residences, and discusses the relevance of tradition to Japanese architecture today. Students who complete the subject should: be able to analyse buildings to understand Japanese architectural design, aesthetics and technology; discover the characteristics of major architectural types in Japan and the relationship between how buildings are made and what they look like; and discover the relevance of building traditional and modern works of architecture including the differences between hereditary master builders and the architect today.



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