Synopses & Reviews
Mirei Shigemori (1896andndash;1975), a historian trained in painting and ikebana, is increasingly admired for his contemporary Japanese garden designs. Believing the garden had fallen into clichand#233;, Shigemori applied modernist shapes, colors and materials to create stunning avant-garde works that also celebrated the ancient Japanese gods and rituals. This book explores 10 major Shigemori worksandmdash;from the checkerboard garden of Tofukuji (1939) and the andldquo;Hidden Christianandrdquo; dry landscape at Zuiho-in (1961) to the masterful stone settings at Matsuo Taisha (1975)andmdash;using design/cultural analysis, garden plans and photographs.
Christian Tschumi is a landscape architect with degrees from Harvard and Kyoto.
Markuz Wernli is a designer and photographer in Kyoto.
Synopsis
Avant-garde work by a Japanese master renews a classic tradition for creatives and designers today.
About the Author
Christian Tschumi is a practicing landscape architect with advanced degrees from Harvard and Kyoto University, including a Ph.D. in the history of the Japanese garden. Markuz Wernli, an interdisciplinary designer and photographer based in Kyoto and san francisco, is fascinated by the dialectic of humans and their environment.