著者

川嶋 勝 大川 三雄 矢代 真己 田所 辰之助

出版者

日本建築学会

雑誌

日本建築学会計画系論文集 (ISSN:13404210)

巻号頁・発行日

no.791, pp.172-183, 2022-01

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<p>This study reveals the publishing activities of Kenchiku Shoin and examines the development of architectural books based on the characteristics of publication types.</p><p>1. Founded during the Meiji period, the pioneering Kenchiku Shoin is one of Japan's longest-running architectural publishers. Its activities are divided into four phases according to changes in the engineering literature field.</p><p>2. Kenchiku Shoin's architectural books a) fulfilled the demand for textbooks in the early days of architectural education, b) expanded readership to upwardly mobile, soon-to-be architecture clients by conveying visual information through plates, and c) contributed to the reinstatement of architecture in modern Japanese culture.</p>