THE EXTENSION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SPACE IN IMAGES OF JAPANESE HOUSES FROM THE 1960s AND 1970s

Architectural photography can be understood as a medium offering perspectives on space that differ from architect-centered interpretations. This study analyzes photographs of Japanese houses from the 1960s and 1970s repeatedly published. It examines two levels of spatial extension inferred from visible elements: formal and semantic. The study proposes a framework for comparing photographic space in terms of the dominance or correspondence of form and meaning, directional continuity between inside and outside the frame, and formal balance. It also examines tendencies by publication period and photographer, suggesting that changing theoretical concerns and photographers’ orientations influenced representation and editorial selection.