Design and Architecture
Identity in design: is Yamashiro kitsch or cultural appropriation?
If you live in LA, you’ve likely heard of Yamashiro, the faux Japanese temple built into the chaparral-covered Hollywood hills.
If you live in LA, you’ve likely heard of Yamashiro, the faux Japanese temple built into the chaparral-covered Hollywood hills.
A view of Yamashiro’s interior courtyard. Photo by Frances Anderton.