Japan and the West It pays special attention to

It pays special attention to Taaffe's acquisition of different techniques

and political aims to shed new light on this electrifying period

and at both the opportunities and pitfalls

Abstract Expressionism

It analyses various techniques used and reveals resonances and rhythms found in the photographs as they occur at different scales

Japan and the West It pays special attention toThis book discusses the architectural influence that Japan and the West have had on each other during the last 150 years. While the recent histories of Western and Japanese architecture have been well recorded, they have rarely been interwoven. Based on extensive research, Japan and the West provides a synthetic overview that brings together the main themes of Japanese and Western architecture since 1850 and shows that neither could exist in its