false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182786740m/1328687.jpg 1328687 1 <P>Mirei Shigemori decisively shaped the development of Japanese landscape architecture in the twentieth century. He founded the Kyoto Garden Society in 1932 and published the 26-volume Illustrated Book on the History of the Japanese Garden in 1938. One year later he designed his own first masterwork, the garden of the main hall of Tôfuku-ji Temple. Between then and his death in 1975, he went on to design 240 gardens throughout Japan. Among the most famous are the Tenrai-an tea garden (1969) and the Matsuo Taisha garden (1975). All of his gardens are distinguished by the fact that they honor tradition while at the same time &#8211; through their openness to Western modernity &#8211; they free themselves from its weight and develop a language of their own. The first part of the book will deal with Shigemori&#8217;s life and influences, including his interest in ikebana and tea ceremonies. The second part will offer detailed presentations of some seventeen different gardens.</P> 1318138 29 5 2007 Mirei Shigemori - Rebel in the Garden: Modern Japanese Landscape Architecture total:4|5:1|4:1|3:2| 4 15 5 2 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 30 19:24:25 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 03:28:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 14:16:55 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 14:18:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jun 14 23:54:30 -0700 2009 Sat Dec 13 08:54:55 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 14 23:54:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 19 15:55:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 15:55:21 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 18 06:46:51 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 06:46:54 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1328687