Critical Mass Posts

Matthias Kohler, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication at ETH Zurich, stopped by at Uni Tokyo to meet with Kengo Kuma and Yusuke Obuchi last week. He was on his way to Singapore where he and his partner Fabio Gramazio are setting up a new program at the National University of Singapore.

We are organising a launch party for our new digital fabrication lab at our department. Although the facility is yet to be completed, we are hoping to celebrate this occasion with internationally distinguished architects, engineers and educators and to create a modest symposium/roundtable discussion. Participants: Kengo Kuma, Jesse Resier, Nanako Umemoto, Hanif Kara, Michael Weinstock, Chiba Namabu, Yusuke Obuchi

Here are some physical models developed for the Tokyo Station’s arrival hall ceiling system.

We just finished our final studio review for the Tokyo Station Project. The review was joined by Makoto Sei Watanabe, Martina Schaefer, Andrew Li and Keisuke Toyoda.

Tuesday the 11th, getting together for our 1st desk critic in 2011.

Prof. Obuchi is visiting London for attending the AADRL’s end-of-term review at the Architectural Association. His DRL Phase 2 teams are working on their thesis projects exploring the topic of evolutionary development and lifecycle of architecture.

Flux fields are being developed by Trudy, Olesja and Iro as their design strategy to create a spatial order in the arrival hall at Tokyo Station. The intricate 2D patterns became a foundation for 3D surface ceiling systems including lighting, signage and visual navigational logic.