Japan Living form and function at the cutting edge.pdf

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Japan
Living
form and function at the cutting edge
MARCIA IWATATE AND GEETA K. MEHTA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NACÁSA & PARTNERS
Tuttle Publishing
Tokyo • Rutland, Vermont • Singapore
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Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions
(HK) Ltd., with editorial offi ces at 364 Innovation Drive,
North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 USA and 61 Tai Seng Avenue,
#02-12, Singapore 534167.
Text copyright © 2008 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Photos copyright © Takeshi Nakasa
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Author’s note: We have adopted the Japanese way of presenting
names in this book, with the family name fi rst.
Front endpaper: Kamitaga Residence, pages 86–93
Back endpaper: Whole Earth Project, pages 156–161
Page 1: Wing Villa, pages 70–79
Page 2: Ring House, pages 94–99
Pages 4–5: Izumiya, pages 116–123
Pages 6–7: Kamitaga Residence, pages 86–93
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