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Book SynopsisThis book explores how the concept of region' has evolved over time and shaped architectural culture and practice. It questions what the words region' and regional' mean for architecture, cities and landscapes past and present, and speculates on the forms they might take in the future. Region is explored in many thematic guises: as a real geographical site of evolving socio-economic activity; as a mythical locus of enduring value; as a gatekeeper of indigenous crafts and vernacular techniques; as a site of architectural and artistic imagination; as a repository of contested, conflicted and mobile identities. The contributing chapters take these themes from the theoretical and literary page through to architectural and urban practice, and from the scale of the domestic hearth through to the ocean archipelago and international law, enriching the long-standing trope of viewing architectural regionalism purely as a matter of style. Curated into four key thematic areas Theorised RegiTable of ContentsPart 1: THEORISED REGIONS 1. A ‘true organ of Humanity’: on the Anti-feminist Architectural Regionalism of Comtean Positivism in Victorian Britain 2. The Question Concerning Types: A Review 3. Four decades on three fronts: the unfinished projects of Critical Regionalism 4. On the Unique Intertwining of Region, Nature, and Architecture in Norway Part 2: CONTESTED REGIONS 5. On ‘Region’: Alterity and Regional Encounters in a Postcolonial Archipelago 6. The Azorean archipelago: the invention of a political region 7. Dismantling the Territorial Exclusions 8. Holding the Street: An Assemblage of Nicosia’s Borders 9. The implications of power on the status of women in society and its reciprocal relationship with the home space in Azerbaijan, Iran Part 3: HERITAGE REGIONS 10. How Wealth Kills Craft 11. Material Culture and Decolonisation: Post-Partition Lahore 12. Southwestern Fantasy: Pueblo Revival and regional authenticity in New Mexico 13. The Mediterranean: Between Vernacular and Contemporary. Tradition, Modernity and Tourism in the Architecture of Germán Rodríguez Arias Part 4: FUTURE REGIONS 14. The Case of Capri: Landscape, Regional Culture and Modern Architecture 15. Oscillating between cosmos and roots: the case of Geoffrey Bawa and his architecture 16. Designing for adaptability and sustainability in regional architecture: lessons from residences in North East Brazil 17. Infrastructural Peripheries in the City-Region: Airport Spatial Influences Part 5: REIMAGINING THE ARTEFACT The Infinity Porch. Mythical-ities: Spatial transcriptions of votive offerings dedicated to the Nymphs. A Wild Plant of Life. Forget-me-Not. Mis-reading. Wound-up. Waxed. Rotted. Yuanlin Region and Piranesi Region. Panam: The Lost City of Muslin. New Babylon. Resurrecting Architectural Ghosts [An Anticipation of Collective Memory]

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Book SynopsisThe Constructed Other argues that the assumed otherness of Japanese architecture has made it both a testbed for Western architectural theories and a source of inspiration for Western designers. The book traces three recurring themes in Western accounts of Japanese architecture from the reopening of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day: a wish to see Western architectural theories reflected in Japanese buildings; efforts to integrate elements of Japanese architecture into Western buildings; and a desire to connect contemporary Japanese architecture with Japanese tradition. It is suggested that, together, these narratives have had the effect of creating what amounts to a mythical version of Japanese architecture, often at odds with historical fact, but which has exercised a powerful influence on the development of building design internationally. Trade ReviewEver since Japan opened to the world in the mid-19th century, the West has held a strong fascination with Japanese architecture and, in doing so, successfully turned it into an exotic phenomenon or, indeed, myth. Western narratives became obsessed with isolated images of temples, gardens, Ise Shrine, Katsura Villa, and not least the proverbial Japanese house and, as a result, all of which have been turned into stereotypes in our perceptions. With little real knowledge about the cultural context and a way of life that gave birth to them, and thus deprived of their native ground, they were subject to systematic misunderstandings. Scores of even noted Western architects, while routinely applying their own criteria or value systems, have failed to decipher the meaning of this highly complex and profoundly rich Asian architectural culture. We in the West have too often been blinded by our own prejudices and, when looking at Japanese architecture, saw only what we wanted to or could see. Kevin Nute’s excellent book, The Constructed Other, is the first and long overdue publication to highlight and debunk this still prevailing misguided Western view of Japanese architecture. It is a must reading for all who intend to approach and learn about the centuries-long fertile Japanese architecture.Botond Bognar, Professor and Edgar A. Tafel Endowed Chair in Architecture, University of Illinois Urban-Champaign, USAThe allure of the architecture of Japan has long captured the imagination of designers in the West since its opening to the world in the mid-19th century up to the present. Kevin Nute’s The Constructed Other analyzes the multiple narratives of “Japanese Architecture” ranging from Gothic revival architect Ralph Adams Cram to Postmodernism theorist Charles Jencks. The vicissitudes of these accounts including observations of canonical landmarks from the seemingly ornate Nikko Shrine to minimal Ise Shrine and both modern and complex Katsura Imperial Villa collectively dispel the illusion of a singular, essential architectural tradition. Nute’s own nuanced interpretations build on his previous books Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan (2000) and Place, Time and Being in Japanese Architecture (2004) and underscore the continuing role of the “Constructed Other” as architects’ look to Japan for, as Nute elucidates, “self-evaluation, validation, and inspiration.”Ken Tadashi Oshima, Professor of Architecture, University of Washington, USAJapanese architecture is different, it has specificities that made it “avant-garde” even before modern architecture was created. Since the opening of Japan to the West, this other mythical kind of architecture has fascinated Western visitors. Today, it keeps on offering multiple interpretations for developing contemporary creations. Kevin Nute’s book offers a meaningful reflection on traditional and new Japanese architectures as seen in Western eyes, and their desires to reveal and construct spatial mysteries.Benoit Jacquet, Associate Professor, Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient, Director EFEO Research Centre, Kyoto, JapanThe West has long been fascinated with Japan as a place both “enigmatic” and “exotic.” Simultaneously, Japan has been aware of and responded to outside influences. The Constructed Other confronts the Western gaze on Japan and Japanese architecture in particular and turns it back on itself. The book explores the role of influential Western architects in defining “Japan-ness” and its varied forms of value to both the West and Japan. The Constructed Other challenges superficial readings of Japanese architecture and advocates for deep reflection into our intentions as observers – and sometimes connoisseurs, collectors, and exploiters – of the “other.” Mira Locher, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, CanadaTable of ContentsForeword by Kengo Kuma Preface A built chimera 1. Three types of otherness 2. The self in the other 3. The other in the self 4. The other in the other 5. The lens of myth Image credits Bibliography Index

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