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Two Lakes
Lake Lucerne anLake Biwa: A Comparative Study on the Culture of Water
Part of Laboratorium
Published by Quart Publishers
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About The Book
The publication is the result of a comparative study of two cultural regions – Lake Lucerne in Switzerland and Lake Biwa in Japan. The results of a five-year cooperation between the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture and the Kyoto Institute of Technology.
The publication Two Lakes is the result of a comparative study of two cultural regions – Lake Lucerne in Switzerland and Lake Biwa in Japan. Based on the results of a five-year cooperation entitled The Culture of Water (2018–2023) between the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture and the Kyoto Institute of Technology, it engages with the architecture of the future. Addressing the core themes of danger, beauty, commons and eternity – and their according relationships to water – it develops hypotheses on both regions with respect to the interdependence between people and the architecture they produce. The book is rounded off by in-depth articles, two photographic essays and archive documents.
The publication Two Lakes is the result of a comparative study of two cultural regions – Lake Lucerne in Switzerland and Lake Biwa in Japan. Based on the results of a five-year cooperation entitled The Culture of Water (2018–2023) between the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture and the Kyoto Institute of Technology, it engages with the architecture of the future. Addressing the core themes of danger, beauty, commons and eternity – and their according relationships to water – it develops hypotheses on both regions with respect to the interdependence between people and the architecture they produce. The book is rounded off by in-depth articles, two photographic essays and archive documents.
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- Publisher: Quart Publishers (May 27, 2025)
- Length: 112 pages
- ISBN13: 9783037613092
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