Understanding Architectural Structures through Models
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Understanding Architectural Structures through Models
The World of Structural Design That Opens Up the Future, from Historical Wooden Construction to Lunar Structures
Based on the content of the exhibition" Sense of Structure: From Horyuji Temple to the Universe" held at WHAT MUSEUM in 2024, this book discusses the mechanisms of architectural structures with a focus on wooden construction. This book features various buildings ranging from historical buildings such as “Horyu-ji Temple Five-story Pagoda”, the oldest existing wooden structure in the world, and “Todai-ji Temple” to large scale wooden structures such as “Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan The Grand Ring” that has been drawing attention in recent years and also introduces structures for the outer space under development. It includes photographs of more than 50 architectural models that have been exhibited in WHAT MUSEUM taken especially for the book and explains structural mechanisms deliberately using photographs that let you enjoy details of the models, graphical explanation, and illustrations. It also features related essays, data, and interviews with structural designers, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of the world of “structural design” that creates frameworks of architecture.
Archive of the exhibition
It features contents of the exhibitions “Sense of Structure: From Horyuji Temple to the Universe" (2024), “Sense of Structure: The World of Structural Engineering That Designs the Flow of Forces” (2023-2024) and “Structural Engineers - The Sense of Structural Design” (2019) and wise sayings from 30 architectural designers selected carefully for the book.
More than 100 visual contents
It presents plenty of photographs taken especially for the book, graphical explanations, and illustrations to explain the mechanism of architectural structure, to make it comprehensible to readers who are new to the theme.
Wooden structure MAP
A special map to enjoy architectural masterpieces around Japan from the structural point of view. It can be used as a guide during a trip or architectural tour.
Essays and interviews with structural designers
New essays and interviews with distinguished structural designers such as Mikio Koshihara, Mutsuro Sasaki and Jun Sato are included.
Author: WHAT MUSEUM ARCHI-DEPOT
Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha
Language: Japanese
Book format: B5-irregular (W182xH240mm), 144 pages
Release date: July 11, 2025
ISBN: 978-4-416-52493-0