Takako TAJIMA, AIA NCARB ASLA Beautiful Seams: Utilizing Urban Rivers to Stitch Together a New Kind of Urbanism

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. […]

Drawn to Architecture

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 […]

Visit to Gallery Ma: Tezzo Nishizawa’s Solo Exhibition: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

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

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 […]

2023 AIA JAPAN YEAR END PARTY+DESIGN AWARDS CELEBRATION

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 - […]

Ebisu Bar Nite Vol. 2

EBISU BAR NITE VOL.2 6:30 PM  10:00 PM 東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-11-2TokyoJapan (map) COME JOIN US IN EBISU FOR ANOTHER SESSION OF AIA JAPAN’S “BAR NITE”. BRING YOUR FRIEND! FOOTNIK BAR IN EBISU HTTPS://FOOTNIK.NET/EBISU/ No RSVP. No reservation. No entry charge. Come anytime, leave anytime. Pay for your own drink and food at the counter.

Michael Eliason: Low Carbon Living with Climate Adaptive Ecodistricts & Buildings

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 […]

Gallery MA Tour: Nosaku/Tsuneyama: Urban Fungus – Architecture is a Complex Mesh

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 […]

Ebisu Beer Nite Vol.3

Ebisu Beer Nite Vol.3 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Ebisu Beer Nite is back with a new name: ABC (Architects, Beer, and Chat)! It’s another chance to meet fellow AIA Japan members and connect! Pay for your own drink and food. Come anytime, leave anytime. See you at the PUB TAP+ in Ebisu.

High Rise Façade – Balancing Aesthetic, Structural Integrity, and Functionality

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, […]

AIA Japan Enoura Observatory Guided Walking Tour

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 […]