The Design of the Burj Khalifa by William F. Baker (SOM) Saturday, May 29, 2021 @10:00 JST (9:30 to 10:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: The Speaker for this lecture is William F. Baker, Structural Engineering Design Partner for the architectural engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, who was the structural engineer for Burj Khalifa, currently […]

An informal discussion to inspire, imagine, and think together the future of our cities and the way we live: Towers all Around Me Saturday, June 12, 2021 @18:00 - 19:30JST EVENT DESCRIPTION: Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, New York, Shanghai, Dubai…. Modern cities grow towards the sky to create more space, more landmarks, and more density. […]

Collective Identity | Singular Curiosity: Three Years, Six Projects by COLIN KOOP (SOM) Saturday, JUNE 19, 2021 @10:00 JST SUMMARY: —- ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Colin Koop, a Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP Colin Koop is a design partner in SOM’s New York office. Throughout his 18 years at the firm, Koop has […]

Tokyo the Story Behind by George Kunihiro, FAIA Saturday, June 26, 2021 @10:00 JST (9:30 to 10:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: Focus of the presentation will be on the chronology and the critical issues which affected the Japan’s involvement… ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Ar. George Kunihiro, FAIA (Kokushikan University / Professor) George Kunihiro, FAIA, is a noted […]

ONLINE EVENT: Reverence for Nature, Passion for Precision: What can we learn from Japan's mechanical doll making tradition? by JAMES LAMBIASI, AIA FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 @ 19:00 JST (18:30 TO 19:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: It is a pleasure to be invited to be a presenter for AIA Japan's informal discussion series. As our discussion topic, […]

NCARB & You: Practicing architecture in the U.S. by AIA Japan EP committee & NCARB WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021 @ 19:00 JST (18:30 TO 19:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: AIA Japan and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) invite you to a live webinar on the process of obtaining a license to practice architecture […]

online lecture: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion by Geeta Mehta (Asia Initiatives) Saturday, August 28, 2021 @10:00 JST (09:30 to 10:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: Since architecture and urban design are social acts, she believes that they must have a social purpose. However, the current model of hyper-capitalism is forcing developers and architects to create buildings only […]

Online EVENT: Asahi shuzo virtual tour: One of the World`s Largest Sake Brewery Architecture Tour by CEO of Asahi Shuzo Kazuhiro Sakurai & Jun Mitsui SUMMARY: One of the world's largest sake brewery virtual tour by CEO of Asahi Shuzo. Kazuhiro Sakurai will provide a live architectural tour of the brewery building and the design […]

PRODUCT TO PLANET by Leon Rost, AIA (BIG) Thursday, September 16, 2021 @19:00 JST (18:30 to 19:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: From hand-held product to a city-building scale, Leon demonstrates how wood can be an integral aspect of a concept design, and carry through into execution. Google projects in California and London deploy mass timber as […]

NATURE IN AND AROUND BUILDING by JUNKO ANAZAWA (ATELIER Fuuchi) Thursday, September 30, 2021 @19:00 JST (18:30 to 19:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: In a country with diverse topography and rich plant community, Japanese have developed human-nature intimacy and unique spatial relationships between buildings, gardens, and landscapes. Now we live in a society where most people […]

The Future of Carbon Neutral Design by Junko Nakagawa (Atelier Ten) Thursday, October 21, 2021 @19:00 JST (18:30 to 19:00: TEST SESSION) SUMMARY: As the urgency to address climate change and halt greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) continues to grow, designers have a responsibility to make smart design decisions to minimize their buildings’ GHG emissions. The […]