This book comprises a collection of essays on traditional machiya in Kyoto from various viewpoints and at different scales, including the urban fabric, the construction, the layout of the space plan, and building materials and details. By discussing the topic further from the various perspectives of the Dutch and Japanese scholars, we aim not only to cultivate a better understanding of machiya, but also to clarify the difference between the Netherlands and Japan in terms of ideas and approach...

With this new edition we continue the collaboration with our funding member Tecnalia and the International Congress on Architectural Envelopes (www.icae2018.eu), which they organise every 3 years in San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain). The eleven articles found in this new issue were carefully selected from 50 abstracts that will be presented during the scientific section of the congress. The final selected papers were subjected to the regular double-blind review process of the journal. Wit...

Talented enough to spark a revolution, young Sagar Das sings his way up the social ladder. But Shankaran - an uncivilized, feudalistic moneylender who lords over his fellow villagers - and his ally Rajan will stop at nothing to crush the growing power of Sagar's charisma. The situation heats up when Shankaran's daughter Dhanya falls in love with the singer. Suddenly, Sagar's family turns his life upside down by forcing him to migrate to a big city. Time is running out...What choice will Sagar...

'Lonely Planet. Yamatai Koku.Susan Kooi' is the second part of the triptych, in which Dutch artist Susan Kooi travels to Italy, Portugal, and Japan to work with various traditions of ceramic crafts. During a three-month residency in Arita - birthplace of Japanese porcelain production with a rich history in ceramics - Kooi worked with recontextualizing and poetically reconstructing ceramic objects. This publication shows a selection of works made during Kooi's three-month residency in Arita, a...

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