Tuesday, May 23, 2023 19:00 - 21:00 (Networking and Refreshments Afterwards) SPEAKER BIO: Peter Kuczia is an educator and expert in sustainable constructions with more than twenty years of experience. In 2008 he completed his Ph.D. dissertation on solar architecture in Germany. He is an author of ‘Educating Buildings – Learning Sustainability through Displayed Design’. […]
Thursday, May 25 · 6 - 8pm JST Update: Craig Miller, head of Heatherwick's Shanghai studio, will guide us through their first exhibition in Japan "Building Soulfulness.” SUMMARY: Heatherwick Studio’s first solo exhibition in Japan ‘Building Soulfulness’ organised and curated by the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, will feature 28 of the studio’s most iconic […]
saturday, may 27, 2023 10:00 - 12:00 (JST) about Kimon Onuma, FAIA: An architect with a rich international background and innovative approach to "Build Informed Environments." Kimon has made significant contributions to the industry through his creation of over 40 BIMStorms, bringing together design professionals and industry specialists from around the world to collaborate on large-scale […]
SPEAKER BIO: As a Landscape Architect, Urban Designer, and Director at James Corner Field Operations, Aaron Kelley insists that creative and humane designs are best accomplished through rich interdisciplinary collaboration. Aaron has worked to enhance living systems around the world, focusing not only on the craft of placemaking, but also on the shape of our […]
Robert Hutchison: In Search of a Holistic Practice: Architecture, Speculation, Installation Thursday, July 13, 2023 19:00 - 21:00 (doors open at 18:30) at the Arper showroom in gaienmae (see MAP) SPEAKER BIO: Robert Hutchison is a practitioner, researcher, and educator whose interests and practice overlap the fields of architecture, art and photography. In 2013 Hutchison […]
Northglass Symposium In Tokyo Date: 20 July 2023 Venue: International House of Japan Title: City Regeneration Through Design Since the implementation of the Urban Renaissance Special Measures Act of 2002, large-scale redevelopment has accelerated in the central areas of Tokyo, dramatically transforming the urban landscape. This change has significantly impacted not only our living environment […]
Jorge Almazán: Rebuilding Public SPACE from the Bottom-up: Research and Practice from Japan Saturday, July 29, 2023 10:00 - 12:00 SPEAKER BIO: Jorge Almazán is an architect based in Tokyo and an associate professor at Keio University. After graduating from the Architecture School of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, he obtained his Ph.D. at the […]
Takako TAJIMA, AIA NCARB ASLA Beautiful Seams: Utilizing Urban Rivers to Stitch Together a New Kind of Urbanism Saturday, October 28 at 10am(JST) SPEAKER BIO: Takako Tajima is principal of Tajima Open Design Office and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Southern California. Like her background, Takako’s professional experience ranges in type, scale, and scope. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Helena Capkova: Intersections of Central European and Japanese Modernisms / Bedřich Feuerstein and Antonin Raymond architects Saturday, November 25 at 10 AM (JST) SPEAKER BIO: Helena Čapková is a Tokyo/ Kyoto/Prague based curator, researcher, and art/ architecture history professor at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto. Since 2010, she has published and lectured extensively about the specific nature […]
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 - […]
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