ARCHITECTURAL TOUR WITH OSAMU WATANABE: New Residential Environment Found in JOHNSON TOWN

In-Person Event: ARCHITECTURAL TOUR WITH OSAMU WATANABE: New Residential Environment Found in JOHNSON TOWN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022 @ 11:30 ~ 16:00 JST JOHNSON TOWN is a residential area located in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture. Before the war, it was known as Japan's Iruma Air Base for Japanese military personnel, while after the war, it […]

Japan Institute of Architects (JIA) 2022 Okinawa Architect Convention

In-Person Event: Japan Institute of Architects (JIA) 2022 Okinawa Architect Convention October 19 - 22 The JIA President Naomi Sato and JIA International Relations Committee invited Jane Frederick, FAIA (2020 AIA National President) to International President`s Forum. George Kunihiro, FAIA (Past President of ARCASIA and AIA Japan) and Segene Park, AIA (Immediate Past President of […]

Creating a Forest in the City: Pioneering Wood Structure in Architecture by Kazuyoshi Kimura (Shelter Inc.)

Online Lecture: Creating a Forest in the City: Pioneering Wood Structure in Architecture by Kazuyoshi Kimura (Shelter Inc.) FRIDAY, OCT 28, 2022 19:00 - 21:00JST (18:30 - 19:00 is a test session) BIO: Kazuyoshi Kimura, Chairman and Founder of Shelter Inc. Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Ashikaga Institute of Technology in1972. In 1973, he […]

2022 AIA Japan Year End Party + Design Awards Ceremony

2022 AIA Japan Year End Party + Design Awards Ceremony Sunday, December 11, 2022, 17:00 - 19:00 Japan TIME DESIGN AWARDS CEREMONY Winners Presentation See Winners Event Program(Invitation Only) AIA Japan Members FREE (10,000 JPY) AIA Japan Design Awards Winners & Jury Members FREE (10,000 JPY) Invited Guests FREE (10,000 JPY) Email invitation will be […]

Christian Dimmer: Connecting the Dots: Creating Resilient Communities through Transition Design

Connecting the Dots:  Creating Resilient Communities through Transition Design  Friday, February 24, 2023 19:00 - 21:00  Christian Dimmer is Associate-Professor for Urban Studies at Waseda University’s School of International Liberal Studies (SILS). He graduated with honours from the inter-disciplinary Spatial and Environmental Planning program of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Christian earned his PhD […]

Ellen Lou(SOM): Reactivating Cities – Accelerating Urban Regeneration to Save Our Downtowns

Saturday, April 15, 2023 10:00am - 12:00 pm(JST)  SPEAKER BIO Ellen Lou, FAIA, AICP, LEED-AP BD+C Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Ellen Lou works at the forefront of urban regeneration, advancing new development models and climate-adaptive design strategies for cities across North America and Asia. As a principal for SOM’s City Design Practice, she tackles the […]

Dr. Peter Kuczia: Archetypes of Solar Architecture Co-Hosted By: NRW Global Business Japan and AIA Japan

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’. […]

Heatherwick Studio – Exhibition Tour at Mori Art Museum

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 […]

Kimon Onuma, Stephen Hagan, and Machines: Ai:AIA – Bimstorm a charette for architects and machines

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 […]

Aaron Kelley, LEED AP, ASLA: Sense & The Singularity: Designing Tangible Landscapes in an Evolving Global Reality

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

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 […]

City Regeneration Through Design

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 […]