Zen Architecture: The Building Process as Practice

Zen Architecture: The Building Process as Practice
ISBN-10
1423600096
ISBN-13
9781423600091
Category
Architecture, Zen
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Authors
Paul Discoe, Alexandra Quinn

Description

Focuses on wood based Zen-Buddhism architectural structures and renovations in the United States and Europe. This book identifies the elements of Buddhism that are represented in his buildings and describes the trials and triumphs of blending building methods and codes with ancient Japanese joinery techniques