1964 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES - Lot 17

1964 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES "Shuntarô Tanikawa, Junzô Sakakura, Masachika Murata, Kenzô Tange . Kokusai Spotsu Shisetu Ten" International Exhibition on sports and recreational facilities. Tokyo, Japan Architects Association, 1964, 210x300mm, 72p. unpaginated, paperback, illustrated blue paper jacket. Graphic design by Kiyoshi Awazu, Teruyuki Kokutô. Catalog of the exhibition held on the occasion of the Olympic Games in Japan, organized by the Association of Japanese Architects, marking the modernity and technicality acquired in post-war architecture. Poem by Shuntarô Tanikawa, texts by Junzô Sakakura, Masachika Murata, numerous photographs of stadiums, swimming pools and sports centers, the first part of which presents examples from around the world: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Mexico... The second part presents the facilities built for the 1964 Olympic Games in Japan, notably the Yoyogi Stadium designed by Kenzô Tange. Enclosed is a brochure album of deceased architectural ancestors. (103860)