{"id":80712,"date":"2026-07-06T15:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/godzilla-and-the-temple-of-atomic-catastrophes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T06:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:42:01","slug":"godzilla-and-the-temple-of-atomic-catastrophes","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/godzilla-and-the-temple-of-atomic-catastrophes\/","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla and the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong><em>Godzilla and the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes<\/em><\/strong>, the third volume in the <em>Gumshoe<\/em> series of &ldquo;architectural detective stories,&rdquo; architectural historian and critic Thomas Daniell investigates the mysteries of the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes, designed in 1955 by Japanese architect Seiichi Shirai (1905&ndash;83). Although never built, the memorial has become a touchstone in debates about monuments, tradition, and culture in Japan&rsquo;s architectural world. Shirai&rsquo;s temple design is one of the few architectural works to address the topic of nuclear power, while Japanese fiction, manga, visual arts, and photography largely avoid it. Shirai and his temple design are little known in the West, yet they represent an important and influential chapter in Japan&rsquo;s architectural history. The 2011 Fukushima disaster once again made him, and the questions it raised, a central aspect of Japanese architectural discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Daniell examines events and developments in Japan spanning more than a century, from World War I to the triple disaster of 2011&mdash;the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. He explores Japanese tradition and the relationships between Japanese architecture, art, and critical theory within a broader historical context. Written in the style of a &ldquo;roman noir,&rdquo; his book offers an unconventional and entertaining search for the solution to this architectural mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tells the story of the never-realised design for a memorial of nuclear disasters by eminent Japanese architect Seiichi Shirai (1905&ndash;83).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5559],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-80712","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","6":"author-by-author-thomas-daniell","7":"author-edited-by-franciose-fromonot","8":"author-edited-by-thomas-weaver","9":"publisher-park-books","10":"series-gumshoe","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Godzilla and the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: Godzilla and the Temple of Atomic Catastrophes, Pages: 288 Pages, Publish Date: 9th Nov 2026, Author: Thomas Daniell, Edited by Fran\u00e7iose Fromonot, Edited by Thomas Weaver, ISBN: 9783038604969. 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