Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2005
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17223 |
| _version_ | 1811080745026846720 |
|---|---|
| author | Nagaya, Toshiaki |
| author2 | David Friedman. |
| author_facet | David Friedman. Nagaya, Toshiaki |
| author_sort | Nagaya, Toshiaki |
| collection | MIT |
| description | Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:36:05Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | mit-1721.1/17223 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:36:05Z |
| publishDate | 2005 |
| publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/172232019-04-10T09:31:30Z Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis Nagaya, Toshiaki David Friedman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988. Bibliography: leaves 96-98. If modernism in architecture is based on a rational, objective approach, Sei'ichi Shirai was a unique architect who created his own subjective value system, which resulted in isolating him from the modern movement. Educated both in Japan and in Europe, Shirai incorporated what he saw as the existential quality of western architecture into his own original designs. His subjective judgement guided the choice of trans-cultural and transhistorical architectural elements, and arranged them in a dialectic manner. This thesis examines Shirai's designs in the terms of their internal conflicts with tradition, such as those of Egypt and Greece, Shintoism and Buddhism, Jo-mon and Yayoi, and stone masonry and wood carpentry. The attitude was quite different from that of so-called modern architects, since Shirai did not deal with systematic spatial integration. Shirai's architecture emerged like an inevitable creation that was destined to exist. As a result, proponents of modernism who think of architecture in the context of the environment and who create space analytically in terms of functions and compositions, failed to appreciate his efforts. His work has the quality of so-called Post Modern architecture already in the 1950s, but his insights, being too early, failed to win him wide recognition. by Toshiaki Nagaya. M.S. 2005-06-02T13:47:38Z 2005-06-02T13:47:38Z 1988 1988 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17223 18551875 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 201 leaves 18420263 bytes 18448568 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Nagaya, Toshiaki Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| title | Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| title_full | Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| title_fullStr | Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| title_short | Sei'ichi Shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| title_sort | sei ichi shirai and subjective method of synthesis |
| topic | Architecture. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17223 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nagayatoshiaki seiichishiraiandsubjectivemethodofsynthesis |