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 - […]
Friday, August 2, 19:00-21:00 at Manas Trading Showroom (see map) Join us on Friday, August 2nd, at 19:00 for Mitsuhiro Kanada's lecture titled, "Socially Sustainable Way of Building: Natural Material as Catalyst for Community Engagement." This lecture will be online and in-person at the Manas Trading Showroom in Nakameguro. For those joining use in person, […]
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 […]
Sharon Prince, Founder, Grace Farms Foundation Special Guests: Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA LECTURE DESCRIPTION: The Design for Freedom movement is raising awareness about the pervasiveness of forced and child labor in the building material supply chain. The built environment continues to be heavily reliant on forced labor. We will explore the risks […]
NCARB & You: AIA Japan Join NCARB Assistant Vice President, International Relations, Patricia Ramallo, AIA, NCARB, MBA, CAE, LEED AP BD+C & Homes, for a presentation on a range of licensure topics relevant to students, aspiring architects, supervisors, architects, and people in the architecture profession. The presentation will review the steps necessary to achieve licensure […]
Cero 9 Founder and Principals, Cristina Díaz Moreno & Efrén García Grinda Description Worlding is the term used to review the architectural work and trajectory of Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda, founders of the Madrid-based architecture studio amid.cero9. As an intellectual design method, worlding implies a particular way of being in the world. […]
Tokyo Metropolitan Area Underground Discharge Channel Tour Join us on Saturday October 26 for a a guided tour of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, the world’s largest underground flood water diversion facility. The project was built to store the excess stormwater during heavy rains and typhoons to avoid flooding in the low elevation […]
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