AIA Japan YEAR-END EVENT: 2021 END OF YEAR OPEN HOUSE / AWARD CEREMONY

AIA Japan YEAR-END EVENT: 2021 END OF YEAR OPEN HOUSE / AWARD CEREMONY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021 @14:00 JST AIA Japan invites you to join us for an open house party on Saturday, December, 18th. The open house will be held virtually and an informal gathering. This means that you can come and go as you […]

President Club Virtual Meeting

President Club Virtual Meeting by Honorary Fellow Council on February 10th On February 5th, The Annual AIA Japan (AIAJ) President Club Meeting was held via zoom again this year due to rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The total cases reached 95,453 throughout Japan on February 5th. The meeting was an AIAJ`s […]

The role of architecture in realizing carbon neutrality by Shin-ichi Tanabe (Waseda university)

Online Lecture: The role of architecture in realizing carbon neutrality by Shin-ichi Tanabe (Waseda university) Thursday, March 17, 2022 @19:00 JST (18:30 to 19:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: Shin-ichi Tanabe, Professor at the Department of Architecture, Waseda University will address issues on carbon neutrality in the field of architecture from a global perspective. In Japan, 91% […]

2022 President Club Meeting

2022 President Club Meeting by Honorary Fellow Council on May 15 AIA Japan President Club meeting was held in KASHIWAYA in the RIVERSIDE POINT. https://www.nihonryouri-kashiwaya.jp/ Noborito is located in the natural scenery of the Tama River and the Tama Hills. The area was formerly used as a lodging for carpenters, plaster, craftsmen, and travelers. Kashiwaya […]

Possibilities of In-Between Space by Ken Tadashi Oshima (The University of Washington)

Online Lecture: Possibilities of In-Between Space by Ken Tadashi Oshima (The University of Washington) Saturday, May 7, 2022 10:00 - 12:00JST (9:30 - 10:00 is a test session) SUMMARY: This talk examines architectural design processes between Japan and a global constellation of creators, cultures and contexts through time and space.  Notions of translation will be […]

Visit GA Houses Project 2022

Visit GA Houses Project 2022 Yumiko Yamada (aia Japan) Saturday, June 4, 2022 @ 11:00 JST AIA Japan's first face-to-face event of the year! SUMMARY: The GA Houses Project is an annual exhibition featuring over 51 ongoing residential projects around the world. AIA Japan Event Committee reserved the GA Gallery and bookshop on Saturday, June […]

Seeing green, Doing green: Biophilic Design and Environmentally-Responsible Behaviors by Erin M. Hamilton (Texas Tech University) & Anne Herndon (Lake | Flato)

Online Lecture: Seeing green, Doing green: Biophilic Design and Environmentally-Responsible Behaviors by Erin M. Hamilton (Texas Tech University) & Anne Herndon (Lake | Flato) Saturday, July 16, 2022 @ 10:00 - 12:00, JST (09:30 to 10:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: The challenge of global climate change necessitates interdisciplinary problem solving. In the built environment sector, the […]

Toto Gallery Ma Exhibition visit with Hirokazu Suemitsu SUEP. “Harvest In Architecture”

In-Person Event: Toto Gallery Ma Exhibition visit with Hirokazu Suemitsu SUEP. “Harvest In Architecture” SATURDAY, september 3, 2022 10:00 ~ 11:45 JST Program Synopsis Mr. Hirokazu Suemitsu, principal architect of SUEP., will give AIAJ members an exclusive tour of his very popular exhibition “Harvest in Architecture” at the Toto Gallery Ma. This exhibition presents their […]

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 […]