Ten films about contemporary architecture 6: Japan: the Zen Way of Building
In Japan architects and designers enjoy a public fame and prestige far greater than any painter or sculptor. Three-quarters of the 90 million people are packed into a narrow corridor, the strip of land between Tokyo and Hiroshima.
This programme looks at the world-renowed figures of Arata Isozaki and Fumihiko Maki. and at the new concepts of living in personalised, minimal structures designed by Tadao Ando , Toyo Ito and Hiroshi Hara.
Narrator Andrew Sachs BBC takes a long look at architectural Hubris
HERALD TRIBUNE
Adam 's perspective is rightly critical but not without hope TIMES Associate producer ROGER LAST Written and produced by PETER ADAM (R)