Machiya: The Traditional Townhouses of Kyoto Subject / Natural History Written by First Nations youth

Written by First Nations youth from communities all around Australia

In The Good Country Bain Attwood makes a major contribution to our knowledge of this period by providing a superbly researched

constant pace of the nature that surrounds you every day

she’ll help optimise the space and time available to you – even if it’s a window box and 10 minutes a week

Design in the 20th century saw an extraordinary evolution

Machiya: The Traditional Townhouses of Kyoto Subject / Natural History Written by First Nations youthFrom private residences to renovated properties operating as businesses, this book introduces everything you need to know about Machiya, the traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historic capital of Kyoto. A valuable cultural heritage, the Machiya combine an optimisation of space and practicality with a maintenance of traditional building and design methods. (Japanese English bilingual)