Do Android Crows Fly Over the Skies of an Electronic Tokyo?
The Interactive Urban Landscape of Japan
Akira Suzuki

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Author(s)

Akira Suzuki

Publication, year

London : Architectural Association, 2001

Scope

72 Pages, illustrated, 22 cm.

ISBN

1902902076

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It is difficult to describe Tokyo in terms of traditional urbanism. Its population is extremely fluid and capricious. It has no tradition of architectural culture, its infrastructure is quite haphazard, and its local communities -- recently even the family unit -- have begun to disintegrate. The impact on Japanese cities of social and technological change is the focus of this collection of essays by Akira Suzuki, encompassing the rise of the "one-room mansion", the crucial role of convenience stores, and the implications of a dispersed - technology-dependent - infrastructure.

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Location

Cabinet 17 - 2: Stad en Bewoners