Positivistic Study on the Changing Process of Catholic Churches
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60550433
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
建築史・建築意匠
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
MAEKAWA Michio Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (30026736)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWAKAMI Hideto Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University Research Assistant, 工学部, 助手 (10038052)
YAMAMOTO Teruo Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University Research Assistant, 工学部, 助手 (10038002)
TSUCHIDA Mitsuyoshi Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (60037819)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1985 – 1986
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1986)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1986: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1985: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
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| Keywords | Style / Catholic church / Process of evolution / Primordial form / Nuki / Architectural history / Architect-master-builder / Missionary |
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| Research Abstract |
It is obvious that so-called European-style architecture in Japan has developed from the last days of the Tokugawa Goverment under the direct influence of European architecture. A history of this type of architecture, however, presents particularities which can not be interpreted from the point of view of a history of European architecture. Especially a history of catholic churches refuses an explanation by principles of history of European architecture. So we have tried the positivistic study on the process of an autonomous evolution of our catholic churches.
The churches of the 10's of the Meiji era are characterized by exposed Nuki, and we have affirmed that the reconstructed Tachiya church possesses the primordial form. The ecclesiastical architecture achieves a state of perfection with Imamura church from the 2nd of the Taisho era (1913). But forms became diversified with the appearance of churches built by reinforced concrete and with the introduction of Oriage-Tenjo. Thus, we hav
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e shown all the phases of the process of change of the churches in accordance with the interrelationship between principles of organization and structure. Moreover, we have proposed to classify this process into five eras, that is Preparation, Development, Perfection, Stagnation, and Diversification. Such a classification is one of the important subjects in architectural history in general.
We have also considered the relation between Japanese carpenters and foreign missionries, and have made it clear by investigating existing church buildings where three French missionaries taught the technology of European architecture to Japanese carpenters including Yosuke Tetsukawa. Mr.Tetsukawa not only designed and constructed a number of churches, but also played an important role in leading the development to perfection. Moreover he wished further development and tried to create new interior space. In this respect, we have attemped to give him an historical position as an "architect-master-builder". Less
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