Ryota Kidokoro (Arup Japan): Advanced Seismic Design Solutions for Innovative Architecture in Japan Thursday, May 21, 2020 @19:00 JST SUMMARY: Structural engineers in regions of high seismicity such as Japan, constantly face the challenge of balancing what are seemingly opposing forces. On one hand, engineers are responsible to design structures to withstand some of the […]

“Considerations for Managing Mega Developments” An AIA Japan Lecture by Rick Broene Bio Rick Broene is a creative real estate developer, a recovering planning and design professional, and an occasional academic. He has demonstrated exceptional leadership in renowned global companies and institutions, directing major real estate development portfolios and with expertise in strategic planning and […]

BYRON STIGGE (LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE) Thursday, June 11, 2020 @19:00 JST SUMMARY: This lecture will describe the engineering and urban design approach of Level Infrastructure, an ecological engineering and infrastructure planning firm based in New York City.  The introductory material for the presentation will describe our holistic perspective to engineering and infrastructure planning which integrates ecological, […]

Title: "New Challenges of Office Design During Covid-19 Crisis" A discussion among European, American and Japanese Architects hosted by Arper Japan’s Managing Director Alessandro Borelli. With the participation of Natassa Lianou and Ermis Chalvatzis (LC Architects). This open discussion-type presentation tackles the timely and pertinent issue of new challenges in the workplace created as a […]

Innovating the Urban Fabric – Physical, Digital, Smart by Oliver Hans (SCHUECO) Oliver Hans, Dipl.-Ing. M.Sc., Schüco International KG, Bielefeld, Germany Oliver is an Innovation Manager at Schüco, one of the leading international suppliers for high-quality window, door and façade systems and has over 25 years of experience in building and façades. After an apprenticeship […]

Our Climate Crisis: Challenges & Solutions for the Built Environment by James Scott Brew (Nikken Sekkei) Thursday, August 6, 2020 @19:00 JST SUMMARY: The conditions of Earth’s atmosphere today haven’t been seen for roughly three million years; humans have never lived on a planet like this. Changes are coming faster than most scientists have predicted—and society […]

Public Space for All by Claire Weisz (WXY architecture) Thursday, September 10, 2020 @19:00 JST SUMMARY: In the first two decades of the 21st Century, a changing urban context both locally and globally has brought into high relief the dilemma of designing for a single project.  In this lecture and through a number of case […]

Innovation and Relevance in Work – Practice and Research by Brian Lee (SOM) Saturday, October 24, 2020 @11:00 JST SUMMARY: For SOM’s design practice to sustain the highest standard of excellence for over 80 years, there was and continues to be a shared culture based on a guiding vison – that innovation and relevance frames […]

 “DISTANCE VS INTIMACY” - FUTURE OF CONCERT HALLS AFTER COVID-19 Dr. Yasuhisa Toyota, Yoshihiko Sano, Hon. FAIA, Sakon Kimura, JIA Friday, November 20, 2020 @10:00 JST SUMMARY: Experts in designing concert halls appear in this session. They believe in the power of music and architecture. Covid-19 has refreshed their minds and given them new insights […]

Tokyo, Fukuoka and towards Asia by Hirokazu Suemitsu (Kyushu University) Friday, November 20, 2020 @ 18:00 JST SUMMARY: Despite having a humid subtropical climate characterized by warm and wet summers and relatively mild winters (central to western Japan), Japanese architecture has been heavily influenced by European culture and architectural movements. Today, however, Japanese architects are […]