French avant-garde architecture makes its introduction in Japan

Shinkō no Furansu Kenchiku (新興のフランス建築) [New French Architecture].

Series title: Kenchiku jidai 17. [Architecture of the Time 17].

Editor: Yutaro Takanashi.

Tokyo, Koyosha, February 1931.

4 pages with title and index as well as three pages description in Japanese, 20 leaves of plates with architectural images and drawings.

26 x 19 cm. Original portfolio, typographic design.

EUR 350

This publication illustrates the profound influence that European Modernism and the International Style exerted on Japanese architecture, reflecting the intense desire of Japanese architects to study all contemporary European architectural currents. It serves as a rare documentation of modern French architecture, with plates presenting significant and extraordinary designs of the French avant-garde.

Featured works include Le Corbusier’s reconstruction of the barge for the Salvation Army (Armée du Salut) as well as the Villa Savoye in Poissy. Also included are works by Robert Mallet-Stevens, such as the pavilion for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, the Alfa Romeo garage, and residential buildings on Rue Mallet-Stevens in Paris, as well as the Casino La Pergola in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Furthermore, the collection encompasses works by Gabriel Guévrékian, including the Villa Heim in Neuilly and the garden of the Villa Noailles in Hyère

OCLC only finds copies in Japan.

The exterior of the portfolio is slightly worn; there are very small tears in the binding material at the bottom left, and there are also very small tears along the outer edge of the pages (4 x 10 mm).