CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER 1 RESEARCH BRIEF 5
1.1 Introduction 6
1.2 Aim and Objectives 6
Scope and Limitations 6
Methodology 7
CHAPTER 2 UNDERSTANDING MODERN ARCHITECTURE 9
Modern Architecture: since 1900 11
Movements in Modern Architecture 13
CHAPTER 3 ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN 33
3.1 Introduction 35
Japanese religion 35
Concepts and principles of Japan's traditional architecture 37
Changes in Japanese Architecture in the Meiji Period 43
CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE MODERN
ARCHITECTURE AND KENZO TANGE 57
4.1 Introduction 59
4.2 Brief background 61
Formative years and Early influences 62
Tange's Principles of Japanese Modern Architecture 68
CHAPTER 5 CASE STUDIES 71
5.1 Kurashiki City Halt Chugoku 71
5.2 Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 91
5.3 Kagawa Prefectural Government Office, Shigoku 115
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION 143
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS AND REFERENCES 147