FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE DWELLING HOUSES
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Thesis
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE DWELLING HOUSES
BY
SHIGETSURA SHIGA, B.S., 1893
THESIS
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
IN THE
GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
PRESENTED, JUNE 1905
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
June 1 1905
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY
Shigetsura Shiga, B.S. 1893.
ENTITLED Future Development of Japanese Dwelling Houses
IS APPROVED BY ME AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEDEGREE
OF Master of Architecture
N. Clifford Ricker
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF Architecture
Future Development of JapaneseDwelling Houses.
Shigetsura Shiga, B.S.
Introduction.
It was comparatively recently that it became[2]in vogue for the educated circle in Japan totour over Europe and America to observeand investigate the manner and customsof those civilized nations. And at lengththey deduced a conclusion that the so-calledcivilization of the West is not only based onsuperficial progress of materialism butit had profound root in the mentaltraining of the citizens; comparison anddiscussion have taken place in everyinstitution of education throughout theEmpire. This is one of the procedures ofpushing one step further toward theadvancement of this country. We hear alsotoo often of late years as to the questionablequalities of the behavior of citizens towardthe public, and so much talk about theimprovement of general customs of thecountry. All these are only reflections arisingfrom sharp observation of intelligent JapaneseGlobe trotters who carefully compared withkeen eyes all the conduct and behavior of[3]natives.
The manners and customs of a nationare only the reflection of means of existence,which mainly consist of clothing, food,and shelter; what we call improvementsof national living is in the main improvementsin these three thing