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 - […]
Title: Low Carbon Living with Climate Adaptive Ecodistricts & Buildings Session type: Presentation on topic for approximately 1-hour followed by discussion and questions. This session will focus on various threats posed by changing climate – and options available to mitigate them. Topics will include policy recommendations, blind spots in the building industry based on global […]
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 […]
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, […]
Title: AIA Japan Enoura Observatory Guided Walking Tour Date/Time: 25 May 2024 / 1330-1530 / JST Tour: Approximately 2-hour Tour conducted by Haruko Hoyle, Director Odawara Art Foundation Description: The Enoura Observatory is located in a beautiful, hilly area covered with citrus grove in Enoura, Odawara. Contemporary Artist, Hiroshi Sugimoto, created a forum for disseminating […]
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 […]
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 […]
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