Dr. Yasuhiko Nishizawa This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. mAAN---modern Asian Architectural Network

   www.m-aan.org/guangzhou2000.ht - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2000   Last Visited: 11/13/2007

   by Dr. Yasuhiko Nishizawa
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   Dr. Nishizawa, who teaches at Nagoya University, has been the architectural director in Meiji-mura (an open-air museum for Meiji-era architecture), is working on the history of Aichi prefecture, and is involved with the AIJ in issues of modern architecture. He raised problems surrounding the definition of "modern architecture" since 1960, which marks the start of the study of modern architecture in Japan.
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   Dr. Nishizawa offered a personal definition that encompasses buildings built during the Japanese modernization process (in the socio-political sense), and architecture that has incorporated new technology and materials while using traditional features (in the architectural sense).
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   Dr. Nishizawa also discussed the changes in the Japanese legal system since 1975 that concern the protection of cultural properties. Regulations since that date were designed to insure that conservation should include an entire district, instead of individual buildings only, so registration could be made for an entire district/area/townscape/landscape. Since 1995, a new registration system has allowed an owner to register his or her building as a cultural property, allowing him or her to make interior changes while being required to protect the facade. With these more flexible regulations, the rate of registration has been increasing significantly.
   
   Dr. Nishizawa also made a presentation on his involvement with Meiji-mura, an open-air museum for architecture from the Meiji era Japan, through which some buildings were moved from their original locations onto the museum grounds.