Philip Jodidio (b. 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. He is the author of numerous books, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, as well as monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on architecture. A Knight in the French Order of Arts and Letters, Jodidio has also won the Prix de Briey for his publications.
"Readers of architecture blogs will be familiar with many of the often diminutive houses featured in The Japanese House Reinvented, but writer Philip Jodidio - who traveled in Japan to see the featured projects and meet designers - places the 50-odd structures in their rightful context. Extreme density, the threat of natural disasters, a love of kitsch as well as simplicity, and laws pertaining to access of natural light all have a role in sculpting the orderly jumble of Japanese houses. With each house, whether by Shigeru Ban, Atelier Bow-Wow, Tadao Ando, or Jun Igarashi, Jodidio explains materials, site, programmatic needs, and challenges faced by the architects or clients. Roughly three pages are devoted to each project, accompanied by large photographs and an explanatory drawing or two. An inspiring encyclopedia of ideas." - Architectural Record
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