Architect Kishi Waro says that what we are facing today is the collapse of cities and architecture in a hyper-capitalist environment. This book considers how architecture can retain its value in an age when the values held by modern society are wavering.
How has the modernism established by Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe been passed down and accepted?
How are the concepts of tourism and exoticism that characterized the modern era developing today?
The book also explores the work of Eileen Gray and Lilly Reich, who worked side by side with the masters, and the relationship between interior design and architecture.
Modernist architecture under fascism has been difficult to discuss.
Is preservation an absolute good? Who is Tange Kenzo? What is architectural photography?
Kishi's unique perspective brings the current state of architecture into sharp focus.
