Drawn to Architecture

in-person event : Drawn to Architecture Thursday, November 2 at 17:30-20:30(JST)  program description: Most architects sketch and draw to communicate their design ideas. Over time, some of us lose touch with those early skills as we grow in responsibilities and become engaged in other aspects of our work. However, the importance of quickly communicating our […]

Visit to Gallery Ma: Tezzo Nishizawa’s Solo Exhibition: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

November 11, 10.30 am, JST Gallery Visit Architect Tezzo Nishizawa will personally guide AIA Japan members and friends though his new exhibit at TOTO GALLERY · MA in Tokyo, Japan. This is a casual visit - we encourage questions, comments, and discussions throughout. Lecture/Exhibit Description Architect Tezzo Nishizawa will conduct a walking lecture/tour through his exhibit, where […]

2023 AIA JAPAN YEAR END PARTY+DESIGN AWARDS CELEBRATION

Sunday, December 17th at 17:00 - Dear Members, Friends, and Sponsors, We're excited to announce the 2023 AIA JAPAN YEAR-END PARTY + DESIGN AWARDS CELEBRATION. Join us on December 17, 2023, at the International House of Japan to celebrate a year of achievements and excellence. Event Details: - Date: PM 5:00-, December 17(Sun), 2023 - […]

Ebisu Bar Nite Vol. 2

EBISU BAR NITE VOL.2 6:30 PM  10:00 PM 東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-11-2TokyoJapan (map) COME JOIN US IN EBISU FOR ANOTHER SESSION OF AIA JAPAN’S “BAR NITE”. BRING YOUR FRIEND! FOOTNIK BAR IN EBISU HTTPS://FOOTNIK.NET/EBISU/ No RSVP. No reservation. No entry charge. Come anytime, leave anytime. Pay for your own drink and food at the counter.

Gallery MA Tour: Nosaku/Tsuneyama: Urban Fungus – Architecture is a Complex Mesh

Company Profile Fuminori Nousaku and Mio Tsuneyama are Tokyo-based architects. They engage in critical architectural practice on the theme of contemporary cities and ecosystems. Their representative works include Holes in the House (Tokyo,) House For Seven People*(Tokyo); Akeno Raised Floor** (Yamanashi Prefecture); Piles and Pointed Roof (Tokyo); Guest House in Takaoka*** (Toyama Prefecture); Himi Migrant […]

Ebisu Beer Nite Vol.3

Ebisu Beer Nite Vol.3 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Ebisu Beer Nite is back with a new name: ABC (Architects, Beer, and Chat)! It’s another chance to meet fellow AIA Japan members and connect! Pay for your own drink and food. Come anytime, leave anytime. See you at the PUB TAP+ in Ebisu.

High Rise Façade – Balancing Aesthetic, Structural Integrity, and Functionality

AIA Japan In Person CES Lecture Date of In-Person Lecture:  May 16, 2024  Thursday evening Time: 1900 - 2100 Hrs Venue: TBD Roppongi Mid-Town Lecture Title: High Rise Façade – Balancing Aesthetic, Structural Integrity, and Functionality Lecture Description: The façade of a high-rise building serves as both the face and the skin of the structure, […]

Lecuture: Carlos Arnaiz

Come join us at CIC Tokyo for a special lecture by Architect Carlos Arnaiz. CES Pending • Lecture topic—Carlos Arnaiz examines the ecological and technological disruptions that are altering how we think about and alter our built environment today. Navigating through these disruptions requires us to look at systems and processes in entirety, rather than […]

Shigenori Uoya: Gallery MA Visit

Description from Gallery Ma website: Shigenori Uoya has renovated over 120 Kyo-machiya (Kyoto's traditional townhouses) based on his research on the composition of Kyoto and other cities and is engaged in architectural practice focused on the issue of inheriting urban context. In Kyoto, historic cityscapes are on the verge of extinction, with machiya (townhouses) and […]

TOSHIKO KINOSHITA “The Work of Heritage Houses Trust”

HERITAGE HOUSES TRUST 1 Chome-11-7 Jiyugaoka, Meguro City, Tokyo, Japan

Saturday, September 7, 11:00-13:00 at the Heritage Houses Trust lecture followed by a tour of Sonoda House by Junzo Yoshimura. Lecture Topic: This event includes a lecture on the work of the non-profit organization Heritage Houses Trust and a tour of the Sonoda House, which the Trust was actually involved in preserving. The participants will […]

End of the Year Party – AIAJ Bonenkai

Bonenkai is this Friday, Dec 13 in Aoyama! Members - please let us know you are coming by registering HERE! This event is open to: Members Board and committee members's guests. AIAJ invited guests See you there!