ROBERT B. HALL'S STUDIES ON JAPANESE RURAL ARCHITECTURE: THROUGH A COMPARISON WITH BRUNO TAUT'S WRITINGS

摘要

During the 1930s, the American geographer Robert B. Hall and the German architect Bruno Taut made studies on Japanese rural architecture. This article examines the differences and similarities of these studies through a comparison of four particular points- (Ⅰ) context and intentions, (Ⅱ) approach to the study of rural architecture, (Ⅲ) the study of habitation units, and (Ⅳ) characteristics found common to all Japanese rural architecture. The comparison showed that while Hall and Taut have the same understanding of the general characteristics of Japanese rural architecture, their disciplinary approach and different understanding of man's adaptation to the natural environment resulted in dissimilar explanations of the rural houses.%本稿は、アメリカ人地理学者ロバート·Bホール(1896-1975)が1930年代に行った日本の農村建築に関する調査について、同時代に同じテーマで行われたブルーノ タウト(1880-1938)の調査と比較しながら、その主な特徴を明らかにしようとするものである。比較はド記の四つの点について行った。1)調査の背景と意図、2)調査対象へのアプローチ方法、3)住居単位の研究方法、4)日本の農村建築に共通すると考えられた特徴。