GEOMETRICAL FIGURES IN DESIGN THEORIES BY CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTS : A study on the context and the form of architectural thoughts with geometrical figures

Abstract

This report ls tQ illustrate how contemporary Japanese architects make a framewerk of concept in し heir deslgn theory wiIh using words of geometrical figures ， for example circle ． rectangle ， cylinder ， and so on ． This domain of geometry is one of the most spread and important general idea to explain the shape of arohiteculre ・ Firstly ， the content of each article was considered and classified into four categories based on its background context for architecture ． Second ［ y． two types of the foml about geometdcal operatbns was cQnsidered from their texts ． One is the forrn of spacial recognition of geometrical figures ；［ planel or ［ solld 亅 ． Another is the for 1 of simplicity in the number and thc variety of geome1rical負gures；Lsingle ］ ， ［ repe 耐 onL and ［ mlxturel ． Finalbthe relationshipbetween 重 he content of background context for architecture and two types of the form was consiClered and ana 且 yzed to田 lly ． KeJwords ／ 9 ． eometry ， geometricalPt ' 9 ． ure ， design theory ， contempora り ， ノapanese architect 幾何 学、幾何 図形 、建築設計論、現代 日本 の 建 築 家

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