Description

If you understand “windows”, architecture will become more interesting

Why is it called a masterpiece house? ...The secret lies in the "window".
This book focuses on the "windows" of masterpiece houses created by 12 architects, and explores the secrets of unknown details. By thoroughly illustrating everything with hand-drawn color illustrations and making extensive use of cross-sectional perspective, even readers without specialized knowledge will be able to enjoy understanding the mechanism of windows in a ``three-dimensional'' manner. It is perfect for students as an ``introduction to details'' and ``a book to understand how windows work,'' and for young designers as a book filled with ideas and hints they can put to use in the future.

[Main table of contents]
1 Detail of a window where fittings are removed (placed within the wall): Junzo Yoshimura's window
2 Window details that create a sense of space: R.H. Schindler's window
3 Erasing the mullion (eraseing the frame) Window details: G.T. Rietveld's window
4 Detail of a window that erases the frame: Kiyoshi Seike's window
5 The right materials and the right window details that are integrated with the furniture: Louis Kahn's windows
6 Detail of a window with a low waist wall that creates an area: Alvar Aalto's window
7 Three-dimensional window detail: Mario Botta's window
8 Details of windows that create wind: Atsuji Fujii's windows
9 Detail of a window that erases existence: Mies van der Rohe's window
10 Details of windows that sculpt light: Carlo Scarpa's windows
11 Details of a continuous window: Le Corbusier's window [Part 1]
12 Details of a window that opens and closes: Le Corbusier's window [Part 2]
13 Free window details: Sen no Rikyu's window

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