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    The Golden Temple (Zen and the Theory of Everything)
    John Barr
    • Dec 10, 2017
    • 8 min

    The Golden Temple (Zen and the Theory of Everything)

    The Golden Temple in Kyoto is viewed through the eyes of the psychopathic arsonist of Yushio Mishima's novel.
    Two Houses : Part 2 (Azuma House)
    John Barr
    • Jul 6, 2017
    • 18 min

    Two Houses : Part 2 (Azuma House)

    Tō-no-ie (Tower House) is the house designed by Takamitsu Azuma for himself and his family in Tokyo.
    Two Houses : Part 1 (Maekawa House)
    John Barr
    • Jul 6, 2017
    • 9 min

    Two Houses : Part 1 (Maekawa House)

    The Maekawa House is a product of the seismic political and cultural upheavals that wracked 20th century Japan.
    Zenecon: The Japanese Construction Phenomenon
    John Barr
    • May 1, 2017
    • 4 min

    Zenecon: The Japanese Construction Phenomenon

    Zenecon are the greatest force in the construction, and possibly the design, of the Japanese built environment.
    Bullshit from the Barbican
    John Barr
    • Apr 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    Bullshit from the Barbican

    Are we still indulging in 19th century Exoticism and Orientalism in our view of Japan and Japanese architecture?

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