Evolution of Critics in Western Magazines on Contemporary Japanese Architectures Western analysis of contemporary Japanese architecture

摘要

This thesis will focus on the Western analysis and criticism of Japanese architecture. Many Western critics and architectural researchers have been trying to discover the hidden concepts of Japanese space. In order to understand this trend, a comparative analysis of the evolution of Japanese architecture and Western critics will be made. Then, observations will be made to trace the Western critics' interest in Japanese architecture. The evolution of their criticism might help us to discover many hidden concepts of space in Japanese architecture.