Advanced Design Studies Blog: Critical Mass
Below are photos from the symposium itself, which included lectures from Matthias Kohler, Dr. Russell Loveridge, and Yusuke Obuchi. Students and attendees were able to see their multiple perspectives on computational design, and the talks were followed by a productive debate and question session centered around the role of the human in digital fabrication.
This week we have the pleasure of participating in a series of events between ETH and UTokyo. These events are organized as part of a strategic partnership between the two institutions, and culminates in a symposium event on January 19 and 20. Professor Matthias Kohler, Dr. Russell Loveridge, Dr. René Jähne, and Senior Researcher Hannes Mayer stopped by our laboratory for a visit with professors and students. Mr. Matthias Frey and Ms. Kyoko Suzuki, of the Swiss Embassy in Tokyo, were also kind enough to participate, providing a generous gift of Swiss wine, in addition to taking time to speak to the students in our laboratory about the importance of collaborative efforts.
On Thursday afternoon, we participated in a poster session on the UTokyo campus, speaking with researchers and students from a variety of difference scientific fields. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas and share inspiration.
As part of the event “Yokohama Redux: The Saga of Continuous Architecture” on March 17 at Hongo Campus, following a series of theory seminars, students at the University of Tokyo presented their research and manifestos. The event consisted of mid-term presentations by design studios at Princeton, U-Penn, Columbia, and Nagoya Institute of Technology, and was joined by a seminar group from the University of Tokyo. The topic of the studios and the seminars was a revisiting of the Yokohama International Ferry Terminal Competition. This year marks its 20th anniversary. The event aims to examine and develop the concept of continuous architecture, which was the basis of the winning proposal for the architecture by FOA.
Symposium: Architectural Theory Now
Participants:
Fumihiko Maki, Arata Isozaki and Hiroshi Hara
with Kengo Kuma, Yusuke Obuchi, Hidetoshi Ono, Manabu Chiba
Here are images of the symposium that took place last weekend at the University of Tokyo. Instead of having a marathon presentation by the guest speakers, the symposium was organized as a roundtable discussion.
We are getting ready for the symposium tomorrow with guest speakers including Fumihiko Maki, Arata Isozaki and Hiroshi Hara. In order to avoid a potential logistical issue, we will be distributing tickets for the event.
for more info on the event, please visit the following link:
http://www.obuchilab.com/dfl/
“Ninety Nine Failures – The University of Tokyo Digital Fabrication Lab Pavilion 2013”
Exhibition Period: Monday, November 25th – Saturday, December 7th
Organized by: Advanced Design Studies, Department of Architecture, the University of Tokyo
Curated by: Digital Fabrication Lab, Department of Architecture, the University of Tokyo / Obayashi Cooperation
URL： http://www.obuchilab.com/dfl/
Pavilion
Open: All day, 10:00 – 17:00
Location: Square in front of Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.1
Exhibition
Open： Weekday only, 7:00 – 19:00
Location: Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.11, Lobby on 1st Floor
Opening Reception
Date: Sunday, November 24th, 17:00 – 19:00
Location: Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.11, Lobby on 1st Floor, (free of charge)
Symposium: “Infinite Potentials of Making Problems”
Date: Sunday, December 1st, 13:00 – 15:00
Location: Dpartment of Architecture, Engineering Building No.1, Lecture Hall 15
Lecturere: Kengo Kuma (Professor, the University of Tokyo) / Yusuke Obuchi (Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo) / Project team, Obayashi Cooperation, Jun Sato(Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo), Tsukasa Takenaka (AmS Studio), Toshikatsu Kiuchi (the University of Tokyo), Students Project team (the University of Tokyo)
Modelator: Tomohiko Yamanashi (NIKKEN SEKKEI)
Sponsors: Haseko Corporation, Kajima Corporation, LIXIL Corporation, Nomura, Obayashi Corporation, Okamura, Panasonic, Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, Taisei Corporation, TOTO
Here is info of a symposium to be held at the University of Tokyo on December 1st, 2013.
Symposium : Architectural Theory Now
In the world of financial market, the higher risks you take, the greater rate of return you may earn or lose. Does this equation apply to the practice of curation for an exhibition or a symposium at museums and galleries? Can we assume that the more risks are involved, the more successful the outcome of the events could be? Or not?
Symposium at the University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture Coordinated by the Japan Foundation
The invited speakers are:
Timothy Hyde, Associate Professor, Harvard, GSD
Zoe Ryan, Curator, the Art Institute of Chicago
Inderbir Singh Riar, Lecturer, Carleton University
Mark Wasiuta, Adjunct Assistant Professsor, Columbia University
Maria Nicanor, Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim
Peter Zellner, Architect, Principal, ZELLNERPLUS
Sarah Herda, Executive Director, Graham Foundation
Darrin Alfred, Curator, Denver Art Museum
This year marks the centennial anniversary of Kenzo Tange’s birth. In connection to a symposium, an exhibition is organized in the Architecture Library displaying Tange’s graduating thesis project from Tokyo University in 1938. There are a series of events have been planned in various places in Japan to cerebrate his lifelong achievements.
