Riken Yamamoto (German and English Edition)

Yamamoto's work, in paritcular his residential buildings, schools and university buildings, stands out, original and timeless, amongst the diveristy of Japanese architecture. Yamamoto strives to incorporate social change such as integration of the traditional family unit, or new educational programmes into his architecture. This publication explores the way in which Yamamoto continually optimises his architecutral programme by looking at 12 buildings.