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Réf.

42131

Type

chapter

Titre

Historical cities and post-modern architecture. The rebirth of Machiya in Kyoto: from moneyland to loveland

Langues

English

Auteurs

Ueda, Atsushi

Lieu de publication

Washington

Pays de publication

United States

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS United States

Date

1987

Pages

p. 815-820

Titre de la source

Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 8th General Assembly: Old Cultures in New Worlds

Lieu de conférence

Washington D.C., United States

Date de conférence

10-15 October 1987

Mots-clés

urban renewal / modernization / public awareness / town planning / town and country planning / conservation of cultural heritage / World Heritage List / postmodernism / historic towns

Pays mentionnés

Japan

Monuments et sites

Machiya, Kyoto, Japan

N° Patrimoine mondial

688

Résumé en anglais

Kyoto is an old city with 1000 years of history, but her shape is being transfigured by the redevelopment of the cities which has accompanied the high level economic growth of the 1960's and 70's. So-called "modernization" is continuing. In the realm of architecture, the long, narrow machiya lots (commonly called "eels' bedrooms", each lot is a strip of land) are being bundled together into carpets on which giant boxes are placed. In the process, the shape of the city is changing from its former, traditional Japanese style to that of an ordinary modern city.

URL

http://international.icomos.org/publications/wash108.pdf

Document joint

wash108.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)