一 近代以来，许多西方人士对日本建筑发生兴趣，其中不乏建筑师，也有研究日本文化的学者。西方建筑师对具体的建筑观察较细，然而疏于对日本传统建筑文化底蕴的研讨；研究文化的专家，对建筑本身又隔着一行，更难以从现代建筑实践的角度加以评价。雅马萨奇身为日裔美国建筑师 Since the modern times, many Westerners have shown interest in Japanese architecture, many of whom are architects and scholars who study Japanese culture. Western architects have observed the details of concrete buildings more closely, however, they neglect to discuss the cultural heritage of traditional Japanese architecture. Experts who study culture are separated from each other by their own buildings and are more difficult to evaluate from the perspective of modern architecture. Yamahachi was a Japanese-American architect