Japanes architecture ppt

architecture

1. Japanese Architecture

2. Features of Japanese Architecture Roof is made of heavy timbers. Made of wood Post-and-lintel structure Interior - multitude of partially-screened, geometrically-arranged rooms with sliding doors built with few nails or sometimes none

3. Features of Traditional Japanese Home made of wood has  tatami  mat floors sliding shoji doors coffered ceiling lath-and-plaster walls  tokonoma  (display alcoves) Genkan (entrance)

4. Throughout the history Architecture in Japan

5. Prehistoric Period small buildings thatched roofs dirt floors(made of wood if the area is humid) Reconstructed storehouse

6. “ Asuka period” the term was first used to describe a period in the history of Japanese fine-arts and architecture was influenced by the introduction of Buddhism from China via Korean Peninsula Asuka Period

7. Asuka Period The Main Worship Hall usually found at the center of the temple grounds Inside are images of the Buddha, other Buddhist images, an altar or altars with various objects and space for monks and worshipers. Main Worship Hall(Kondo)

8. Asuka Period Five Story Pagoda have five stories represent the five elements : Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Sky   The Five Story Pagoda

9. Asuka Period Shinto Shrines - places of worship and the dwellings of the  kami , the Shinto "gods“ Main Features: Komainu Torii Chozuya Main sanctuary Shinto Shrine

10. Heian Period   shinden-zukuri - the style was characterised by symmetrical buildings placed as arms that defined an inner garden The Phoenix Hall Shinden-Zukuri

11. The Japanese Political power was run by Samuri . Many houses were just plain, symmetrical, and contained trenches but they were simple and sturdy. Kamakura Period

12. Kamakura Period Sanju - Sangen -Do -Hall with thirty three spaces between columns - contains 1,000 life-size statues of the Thousand Armed Kannon The Sanju - Sangen -Do The Thousand Armed Kannon

13. Kamakura Period Tea House For tea cermonies Must have an atmosphere of calm and meditation The only adornment was a hanging scroll with calligraphy or a flower arrangement Tea House

14. In response to a militaristic time, the castle, a defensive structure, was built to keep out intruders or attackers. Azuchi-Momoyama Period

15. Defense features: elaborate mazes of halls, corridors and tunnels Defensive walls with triangular and circular holes for firing arrows and guns, for pouring boiling oil and rocks

16. Azuchi-Momoyama Period Himeji Castle the best of Japan's castles one of the few with some its original interior and exterior intact. was built by Ikeda Terumasa . It has managed to avoid being destroyed by a fire or natural disaster and was never attacked. Himeji Castle aka White Heron Castle

17. Edo Period This period brought back a lot of classic Japanese architecture. The city of Edo was struck by fires repeatedly so architecture was simplified to allow for easy rebuilding . Enhanced Architecture: Machiya (townhouses ) Katsura -Detached Palace Typical Machiya

18. Meiji Period Emperor Meiji took charge, new and different forms of culture moved into Japan. European influences slowly managed to work their way to architecture. Nara National Museum

19. Modern Architecture Change in technology greatly affected the architecture. After World War II a lot of Japan had to be rebuilt, but the new Japan looked much different than old Japan. The styles went from big, rectangular prisms to long and tall skyscrapers.