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> The other reason the technique was developed was fashion. In the 14th century, a linear, stylized form of architecture known as sukiya-zukuri was extremely po
by xg15 4y ago
> The other reason the technique was developed was fashion. In the 14th century, a linear, stylized form of architecture known as sukiya-zukuri was extremely popular
I'm also fascinated by how Japan apparently had it's own Bauhaus period, some 600 years before the west did.
- defrost 4y agoIt resurfaced again in 1998 [1] [1] https://www.discogs.com/release/1251099-Various-Satori-A-Tribute-To-Bauhaus https://www.discogs.com/release/1251099-Various-Satori-A-Tri...
- xg15 4y agoOh, that's cool! I also found this bit [1]. So there really seems to be a connection between Sukiya-zukuri and Bauhaus: > In 1954 Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus visited Katsura Detached Palace and was so struck by it that in 1960 he co-authored Katsura: Tradition and Creation Japanese Architecture with Kenzo Tange. (Though the book quote in the article seems to be about Zen gardens, which reads to me as maximally un-Bauhaus-like, so not sure if the style really was a direct inspiration for Bauhaus.) [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukiya-zukuri#Influence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukiya-zukuri#Influence
- xg15 4y ago...ok, knowing historical dates is advantageous :) The art school existed from 1919-1933. So if he went to Japan in 1954, obviously it couldn't have been an influence. Fun coincidence nevertheless.