Jim Thompson Thai House Museum
http://www.infothai.comt/bangkokmag/hompson.htm
Jim Thompson, an American who was born Greenville, Delaware, in 1906 practiced
architect prior to World War 11, he volunteered for service
in the U.S. Army, campaigned
in Europe, and
came to Asia
Thailand - 1414
Hiroshima Peace Center
http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/buildings/
Hiroshima_Peace_Center.html
museum and community center, by competition. Simple linear mass on columns with louvered
walls.
Japan - 1580
Gunma Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/buildings/
Gunma_Museum_of_Fine_Arts.html
art museum
Japan - 1581
Kyoto: Sightseeing
http://www.ntt.co.jp/japan/JNTO/Kyoto/s6.html
virtually a living museum of Japan's
great artistic heritage. To explore it on foot, at least in each general area, is an
intriguing and rewarding experience that creates unforgettable memories. Further,
sightseeing is facilitated by the original basic grid pattern in which the city was first
laid out.
Japan - 713
Kyoto
National Museum
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/
Japan
- 1921
Museum at Ahmedabad
http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/buildings/
Museum_at_Ahmedabad.html
Powerful block massing on columns, with internal ramps and courtyards
India - 1582
National
Museum of Art, Osaka
http://www.nmao.go.jp/eng/e_index.html
Japan
- 1922
The Virtual
Museum of Cham Architecture
http://www.onthe.net.au/~cgribbin/
Vietnam
- 713 |