Mira Locher is an architect and professor who works in the U.S. and
Japan. She studied at Smith College before receiving her Master of
Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After
working for Team Zoo Atelier Mobile in Japan for seven years, she
set up an architectural practice in the U.S. with Takayuki
Murakami. Mira Locher is Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the
University of Manitoba (Canada). She is the author of Super Potato
Design, Zen Gardens and Zen Garden Design.
Ben Simmons grew up in Columbus, Georgia. He studied photography
and psychology in Upstate New York before completing a Master of
Fine Arts in photography and art history at the University of
Florida. Simmons taught photography at Penland School of Crafts in
North Carolina before relocating to Japan. Ben Simmons Photography
Inc. is based on the Miura Peninsula seacoast at Sagami Bay, just
south of Tokyo. Ben specializes in photoessays and book projects.
Recent books include Tokyo Desire; Hong Kong: The City of Dreams;
Thailand: 9 Days in the Kingdom; Platinum Images of Thai Buddhism,
Tokyo Megacity and Kyoto: City of Zen. Visit his website at
www.bensimmonsphoto.com.
Kengo Kuma was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and completed a major in
architecture at the University of Tokyo. Kengo Kuma & Associates,
his own studio, was established in 1990. He also worked as a
visiting professor on the faculty of environmental information at
Keio University. In 1997 he won the prestigious Architectural
Institute of Japan Award for his work on "recovering the tradition
of Japanese buildings" and reinterpreting it for the 21st century.
In 2008, Kuma earned his Ph.D. from Keio University, and he is
currently a professor on the faculty of science and technology
there, in the department of system design engineering.
"Mira Locher makes the observation that tradition only exists as an
idea when it is challenged or superseded by the new. In her
first-rate resource book on traditional design you will learn a
great deal about construction methods, in which the use of natural
materials encouraged a responsible attitude toward conservation."
--The Japan Times
"It describes architectural components thoroughly, exactingly, and
lovingly∙identifying them all with Japanese terms. Overall, this is
a delightful book of photographs and a useful…guide for Japanophile
architects and designers." --Choice magazine
"Designers, architects, artists, and anyone with a love of Japanese
traditional culture will enjoy this book." --Library Journal
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