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World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta

World Observation • University of Pittsburgh Press • ISBN 9780822948445

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World Observation: Empire, Architecture, and the Global Archive of Itō Chūta

World Observation • University of Pittsburgh Press • ISBN-13 9780822948445

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ISBN 9780822948445 • Completeness 48

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World Observation explores the archives and architecture of Itō Chūta (1867-1954), the eminent architectural thinker of the Japanese empire, who traveled across Asia, Europe, and North America to create the first world history of architecture in Japanese from a truly global set of encounters.

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Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
1867
Pages: 384

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Contributor: World Observation

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Category: Architectural HistoryCategory: Architectural TheoryCategory: Asian StudiesCategory: Global HistoryCategory: Imperialism And ArchitectureCategory: Japanese ArchitectureCategory: Japanese EmpireCategory: Imperial Architecture

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