建築

このオーディオブックは、古民家に魅せられその調査・研究と同時に、こだわりの木造住宅建築に取り組む若手建築士・畔上順平氏が、なぜ日本で古代から木造建築が根付いてきたのか、その伝統や魅力、技術の継承について語ります。聞き手はジャーナリストの高野光一郎氏。日本では古代から立派な木造の寺社仏閣が建立され、築後100年を超える古民家も各地に残っていますが、そのルーツや建築技術の伝承については意外と知られてい

このオーディオブックは、古民家に魅せられその調査・研究と同時に、こだわりの木造住宅建築に取り組む若手建築士・畔上順平氏が、木造建築の価値や、今後の可能性について語ります。聞き手はジャーナリストの高野光一郎氏。日本に残る立派な木造の寺社仏閣や古民家は、林業をはじめとする地域社会や家族のあり方といった日本の古き良き伝統文化を育んできました。しかし、近代建築物は鉄

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