Contemporary Japanese Houses

Kodansha International Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. 31 x 22 cm. 205 pp. Text in English. Used. VG. Dust jacket shows signs of wear, small tears on corners (as shown). Published in the late 1960s, this first edition features around 200 pages of refined, minimalist design—captured through rich gravure-printed black and white photography, with beautiful tipped-in colour plates. Contemporary Japanese Houses by Kiyoshi Seike and Charles S. Terry is a landmark exploration of mid-century Japanese residential architecture. A timeless coffee table book celebrating one of the most admired architectural traditions in the world.