GODZILLA AND THE TEMPLE OF ATOMIC CATASTROPHES

In Godzilla and the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes, the third volume in the Gumshoe series - dedicated to 'architectural detective stories' -, the historian and architectural critic Thomas Daniell investigates the mysteries of the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes, designed in 1955 by the Japanese architect Seiichi Shirai (1905-1983). Although it was never actually built, this memorial has become a key point of reference in debates on monuments, tradition and culture within the Japanese architectural sphere. Written in the style of a noir ...[Read more]