The book ‘Structured Lineages: Learning from Japanese Structural Design’ presents a selection of essays and roundtable discussions by international structural engineers on the intertwined traditions of architecture and engineering in postwar Japan. Laurent Ney wrote an essay on Masao Saitoh.
The ten essays gathered in this volume offer insight into the collaborations between architects and structural engineers that engendered many of the most important buildings erected in Japan after 1945, with special focus on the work of Tange Kenzo, Kawaguchi Mamoru, Kimura Toshihiko, Matsui Gengo, Saitoh Masao, Sasaki Mutsuro and Tsuboi Yoshikatsu.