1. Japan – Part 2 and India

5. chigi
katsuogi
Munamochi – bashira
Shinto Architecture

6. Terms Stupa Torii Katsuogi – ridge billets Chigi – forked finials
Munamochi – bashira – free standing pillar
Above elements all derived from vernacular architectural elements

9. Main gate to south; middle gate attached by ‘kairo’ around a reliquary with a
Pagoda leading to hall, ‘kondo’. Lecture hall would be at rear.

13. Castles

15. Japanese Farm House

16. City Planning influenced
by Chinese

18. Japanese architecture in turn influences American Architecture

20. Report # 1 – cont’d Report should include:
History of the building type
How it started and developed over time
Purpose/use of the building
Significant characteristics, what architectural design elements did it contribute to the world?
Structural design
Layout/floor plan
Materials – describe what materials are used to build the building
Construction details – do a sketch of 2 details that are particular to this building type.