Evening Lecture with Kengo Kuma: Back to Nature

AIA Japan is honored to collaborate with Kengo Kuma & Associates to present a special lecture, “Back to Nature,” by Kengo Kuma, one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed architects. Held at the historic Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan—a masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright and a fitting setting for this dialogue between architecture and nature—the event will explore Kuma’s philosophy of reconnecting design with the natural world.

Schedule
6:30pm – Doors open.
If you arrive early, feel free to visit the exhibition hall (to the right), but please refrain from wandering elsewhere as requested by the venue staff. No open containers or outside food a drink please.
7:00pm – Lecture begins promptly.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to get seated. This is an intimate venue, and late arrivals may disrupt the presentation.
8:00pm – Brief Q&A
8:15pm – Post-lecture reception in the Dining Hall.
Join us upstairs for a relaxed evening of wine, tea, and small sweets, surrounded by the warm architecture of Wright’s wooden interiors—a perfect chance to connect with fellow guests and continue the conversation.
8:50pm – Event concludes.

Register Via Peatix: here
FREE FOR AIA JAPAN MEMBERS!
3000JPY for non-members. Non-member tickets will be available for purchase starting at 9:00am Sunday 10/26.
STUDENTS! Use Discount Code: AIAJSTUDENT2025
No CES credits will be awarded at this lecture.

Online Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82723845751?pwd=vIZbBYVSLrHagya9k58yWp0x8bpUr5.1
Meeting ID: 827 2384 5751
Passcode: 676777

Biography:
Kengo Kuma was born in 1954. He established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. He is currently a University Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a member of the Japan Art Academy after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo. KKAA projects are currently underway in more than 50 countries. Kengo Kuma proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and human beings. His major publications include Kengo Kuma Onomatopoeia Architecture Grounding (X-Knowledge), Nihon no Kenchiku (Architecture of Japan, Iwanami Shoten), Zen Shigoto (Kengo Kuma – the complete works, Daiwa Shobo), Ten Sen Men (Point Line Plane, Iwanami Shoten), Makeru Kenchiku (Architecture of Defeat, Iwanami Shoten), Shizen na Kenchiku (Natural Architecture, Iwanami Shinsho), Chii-sana Kenchiku (Small Architecture, Iwanami Shinsho) and many others.

1954年生。1990年、隈研吾建築都市設計事務所設立。慶應義塾大学教授、東京大学教授を経て、現在、東京大学特別教授・名誉教授、日本芸術院会員。50を超える国々でプロジェクトが進行中。自然と技術と人間の新しい関係を切り開く建築を提案。主な著書に『隈研吾 オノマトペ 建築 接地性』（エクスナレッジ）、『日本の建築』（岩波新書）、『全仕事』（大和書房）、『点・線・面』（岩波書店）、『負ける建築』（岩波書店）、『自然な建築』、『小さな建築』（岩波新書）、他多数。