Relationship between the Cultural History of Modern Japan and Rooftop Gardens
Full-scale ferro-concrete building technology came was introduced in Japan in Meiji 35-40(1902-1907) and heralding the beginning of urban modernization. On the roofs of these new architectural constructions, full-scale rooftop gardens were also developed. We consider that gardens established on the roofs of hotel and department stores created a new, modernized garden culture, which greatly influenced the early modem urban culture of Japan, the drama of which it conceived based on the impression in a rooftop garden is made. In this paper, we discuss the influence of Meiji-Era cultural and technological advances on rooftop gardens constructed during the Taisho Era (1912-1926), as represented by the gardens of Kobes Oriental Hotel, Tokyos Mitsukoshi Department Store and Shimonoseki Citys Akita Company. Photographic and print sources are utilized to analyze the design features and temporal changes of these pioneering rooftop gardens, as well as their influence on urban culture.
Modern Architecture Rooftop Garden Kobe Oriental Hotel Mitsukoshi Department Store Akita Company Building
Hiroyuki Yamada Shinobu Yabu
Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University
国际会议
第10届中日韩国际风景园林学术研讨会(10th International Landscape Architecture Symposium of Korea,China and Japan)
韩国京畿道
英文
157-161
2007-10-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）