Category: 建築
本書收錄了豐富的圖文報導，記錄了造訪日本景觀、建築與文化遺址的旅程，並揭示了日本傳統對該工作室當代作品（如瑞典的Äng餐廳或丹麥的Heatherhill Beach House）所產生的深遠影響。
透過將日本的影像與Norm Architects的作品並列呈現，本書凸顯了這兩種截然不同的設計文化之間長達數世紀的連結，強調了相互尊重與共通的哲學理念。來自兩地專家的精闢評論，為關鍵設計原則提供了深入的見解。《Stillness》既是對日本的致敬、個人的旅行紀事，也是美學宣言，帶領讀者跟隨Norm Architects長達十年的旅程，探索他們如何試圖理解這個世界上最受尊崇的創意文化之一。
I was skeptical a book about aesthetics could feel this transporting, but the richly illustrated dispatches from actual Japanese sites made me feel like I was walking through those spaces myself. The way it connects traditional architecture to contemporary design thinking is something I keep coming
The chapters on how light falls through shoji screens made me slow down and reread several passages—it’s the kind of book that changes how you notice your own space. Even the paper stock feels deliberate, and I find myself flipping back to the landscape sections for a quiet minute before bed.
The photos alone are worth the price—page after page of Japanese architecture that feels almost meditative to look through. I especially loved the chapters on how traditional landscapes influence modern design, it’s the kind of book you leave on the coffee table and pick up again every night.
