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Villages and Towns Complete 10-Volume Set

INTRODUCTION:
These books are a republication of the Villages and Towns series after 50 years.

"These 10 volumes of Villages and Towns series are 
the result of 10 years of preparation by Yukio Futagawa. 
White washed houses and streets of villages on Aegean Islands; 
baroque decorations on walls of farm houses amongst the Alps; 
Italian towns with beautiful squares; cave-dwellings of Andalusian villages; 
Adriatic towns with their main orientation to the Sea. 
Many of villages and towns introduced in this series have been forgotten for centuries, 
being kept undisturbed by modern progress. They are rare and precious architectural specimens. 
Spaces and forms which make up these villages and towns are 
the result of ages of constant improvements by experience, 
and they have many ideas to offer and warnings to give to today?s architecture 
although some of them have disappeared in these 40 years."

Location: 
#1 Mykonos and Santorini 
#2 Dubrovnik & Venezia 
#3 Procida, Bonifacio, Medenine & Takurouna 
#4 Siena, San Gimignano and Assisi
#5 Alberobello, Cisternino and Ostuni
#6 Guarda, Oberwald, Geschinen, Ulrichen and Borgone
#7 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Goslar, Celle 
#8 Montefrío, Setenil, Cuevas del Almanzora, Guadix
#9 Lindoso, Peñalba de Santiago, La Alberca, Pedraza
#10 Ait-Benhaddou, Goulmima and Afanour, Marrakech and Fès 

Edited & Photographed by Yukio Futagawa
Introduction by Arata Isozaki
Articles & Drawings by Makoto Suzuki
Designed by Gan Hosoya


Comments from us
We still remember the excitement we felt when we saw the Mediterranean vernacular houses featured in this series.  We thought that this was one of the ideal forms of architecture. Based on this series, we visited a number of old Mediterranean towns (this was a long time ago).
Some of the towns and villages in the book may no longer exist. However, we think that the series still offers us suggestions for architecture and living. The photographs are excellent in that they convey the atmosphere of the towns and villages.

Please contact us with any queries or to request additional photographs.

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All content is in Japanese.

Each booklet is

Softcover (Overlap cover) with  slipcase, 139 pages

Size: approx 300mm X 228mm X 15mm (11.8 inches X 9.0 inches X 0.6 inches ) 

Weight: approx 915g, Total weight 9.1 kg






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