Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture XSeries Program has started at edX.

In this XSeries, you can take all four courses in the “Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture” series: “1st Facet: Theory,” “2nd Facet: Technology,” “3rd Facet: City,” and “4th Facet: Humans”. In the paid course [Verified Track], you will receive a certificate of completion by answering comprehension quizzes, but you can also view all lecture videos in the free course [Audit Track].

In this series, we have looked back on the turbulent half-century since Japan’s reconstruction after World War II, focusing on the four facets of architecture, together with the architects involved. We hope that many people will find it useful as a resource for considering the future of architecture and humanity.

　

Contents

FOUR FACETS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE: Theory1-1. Revisiting Kenzo Tange, Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium (1964)1-2. In Search of a Space – Arata Isozaki, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma (1974)1-3. Learning from Style – Hisao Kohyama, Sainokuni Saitama Arts Theater (1994)1-4. New Primitivism – Terunobu Fujimori, La Collina Omihachiman (2014)1-5. Connecting the Dots – Hidetoshi Ohno, Heart Nursery School (2014)1-6. Architect without Architecture – Kengo Kuma, Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center (2012)1-7. Too Large As Architecture Too Small As City – Kazuyo Sejima, Inujima “Art House Project” (2010-)1-8. Review – 1st Facet: Theory

FOUR FACETS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE: Technology2-1. Architecture Lives Inside People – Tadao Ando, Atelier in Oyodo II (1991)2-2. Advancing Systemic Spaces – Kazuhiko Namba, BOXHOUSE 112 (2006)2-3. What Do You Want, Wood? – Shigeru Ban, La Seine Musicale (2017)2-4. Why I Went to Countryside? – Kengo Kuma, Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum (2010)2-5. Design by Reinterpretation – Manabu Chiba, KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY 125TH MEMORIAL EDUCATION CENTER (2012)2-6. In Praise of Errors – Yusuke Obuchi, DFL Pavilion (2015)2-7. Review – 2nd Facet: Technology

FOUR FACETS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE: City3-1. Architectures in Unconditional Love – Fumihiko Maki, Hillside Terrace (1969-1992)3-2. Architecture for the People – Itsuko Hasegawa, Niigata City Performing Arts Center (1998)3-3. Transparency: Literal & Behavioral – Riken Yamamoto, Saitama Prefectural University (1999)3-4. Worldly Architecture – Kengo Kuma, Nagaoka City Hall Aore (2012)3-5. Towards an Architecture of Emancipation – Jun Aoki, Omiyamae Gymnasium (2014)3-6. architecture After Architecture – Atelier Bow-Wow, Koisuru-Buta Laboratory (2012)3-7. Review – 3rd Facet: City

FOUR FACETS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE: Humans4-1. Architecture is Fiction – Hiroshi Hara, Hara House (1974)4-2. Constructing From Subconscious Images – Toyo Ito, Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari (2011)4-3. Towards an Architecture of Interiority – Osamu Ishiyama, Gen An (1975)4-4. Living Room of the City – Kengo Kuma, V&A Dundee (2018)4-5. A House for Living Together – Satoko Shinohara, SHARE yaraicho (2012)4-6. Respect the World – Sou Fujimoto, SHIROIYA HOTEL (2020)4-7. Review – Kengo Kuma & Yusuke Obuchi, Japan National Stadium (2019)

Online courses from The University of Tokyo: https://www.edx.org/school/utokyoxIntroduction Page on the T—ADS Website: https://t-ads.org/mooc

　

オンライン講座「現代日本建築の四相—二つのオリンピックの狭間で」Xシリーズ　スタート

このXシリーズでは、オンライン講座「現代日本建築の四相」シリーズの４つの講座「第一相：理論」「第二相：技術」「第三相：都市」「第四相：人間」のすべてを受講できます。有料コースでは、理解度を試すクイズに答えることで修了証を受けられますが、無料コースでも、すべての講義映像を視聴できます。

このシリーズでは、戦後の高度成長から現在にいたる日本の激動の半世紀を、建築の四つの相に着目して、その当事者であった建築家とともに振り返ってきました。ぜひ、これからの建築と人間の進む道を考えるための資料として、多くの方に役立てていただけることを願っています。

　

出演建築家

第一相：理論磯崎新、香山壽夫、藤森照信、大野秀敏、隈研吾、妹島和世

第二相：技術安藤忠雄、難波和彦、坂茂、隈研吾、千葉学、小渕祐介

第三相：都市槇文彦、長谷川逸子、山本理顕、隈研吾、青木淳、アトリエ・ワン（塚本由晴・貝島桃代）

第四相：人間原広司、伊東豊雄、石山修武、隈研吾、篠原聡子、藤本壮介

edXの東京大学サイト：https://www.edx.org/school/utokyoxT—ADS内の紹介ページ：https://t-ads.org/mooc

Free Online CourseFOUR FACETS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE — BETWEEN TWO OLYMPICSFourth Facet: Humans

Course Page on edX: Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Humans

Economic miracle, environmental problems, bubble economy and its collapse, information technology and globalization, earthquakes, population decline, pandemic… The nearly 60 years between the two Tokyo Olympics, 1964 and 2021, was a turbulent time for humans in Japan. During this period, how has architecture changed? And what happened to humans that architecture was supposed to have supported?

This course on “Humans” will review the works of those architects who have attempted to conceptualize humans through their architecture and examine the changes over the last half century as well as the issues for the future. Hiroshi Hara, Toyo Ito, Osamu Ishiyama, Kengo Kuma, Satoko Shinohara, and Sou Fujimoto visit their buildings to discuss the ideas behind their respective works.

　

Course Contents1. Architecture is Fiction – Hiroshi Hara, Hara House (1974)2. Constructing From Subconscious Images – Toyo Ito, Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari (2011)3. Towards an Architecture of Interiority – Osamu Ishiyama, Gen An (1975)4. Living Room of the City – Kengo Kuma, V&A Dundee (2018)5. A House for Living Together – Satoko Shinohara, SHARE yaraicho (2012)6. Respect the World – Sou Fujimoto, SHIROIYA HOTEL (2020)7. Review – Kengo Kuma & Yusuke Obuchi, Japan National Stadium (2019)

　

This course is the fourth in the series, following “First Facet: Theory,” “Second Facet: Technology,” and “Third Facet: City,” which are currently open to the public.

Free online courses from The University of Tokyo: https://www.edx.org/school/utokyox

Introduction Page on the T—ADS Website: https://t-ads.org/mooc

　

無料オンラインコース現代日本建築の四相 — 二つのオリンピックの狭間で第四相：人間

オンライン講座（MOOC）プラットフォーム edX より公開Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Humans

高度成長、環境問題、バブル景気とその崩壊、情報化とグローバリズム、震災、人口減少、パンデミック…　　1964年と2021年、２回の東京オリンピックの間の日本の約60年間は、人間をとりまく状況が大きく変化した激動の時代でした。この期間に、建築はどう変わったのでしょうか？　また、建築が支えていたはずの人間はどうなったのでしょうか？　「人間」をテーマにした今回の講座では、この激動の期間を振り返りながら、建築と人間の現在と未来について考えます。

出演建築家：原広司、伊東豊雄、石山修武、隈研吾、篠原聡子、藤本壮介

このコースは、公開中の「第一相：理論」、「第二相：技術」、「第三相：都市」につづく第四弾です。

edXの東京大学サイト：https://www.edx.org/school/utokyox

T—ADS内の紹介ページ：https://t-ads.org/mooc

　

Intro Videos

Free Online CourseFOUR FACETS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE — BETWEEN TWO OLYMPICSSecond Facet: Technology

Course Page on edX: Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Technology

This is the second course of architecture series. We will focus on works by architects who explored the use of technology—from techniques used for traditional crafts to computational processes—as a vehicle for their investigations into the conceptualization and production of architecture. Tadao Ando, Kazuhiko Namba, Shigeru Ban, Manabu Chiba, Kengo Kuma, and Yusuke Obuchi will visit their buildings to discuss the ideas behind their respective works.

　

Course Contents1. Architecture Lives Inside People – Tadao Ando, Atelier in Oyodo II (1991)2. Advancing Systemic Spaces – Kazuhiko Namba, BOXHOUSE 112 (2006)3. What Do You Want, Wood? – Shigeru Ban, La Seine Musicale (2017)4. Why I Went to Countryside? – Kengo Kuma, Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum (2010)5. Design by Reinterpretation – Manabu Chiba, KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY 125TH MEMORIAL EDUCATION CENTER (2012)6. In Praise of Errors – Yusuke Obuchi, DFL Pavilion (2015)7. Review – 2nd Facet: Technology

　

This course is the second in the series following “First Facet: Theory,” and is followed by “Third Facet: City” and “Fourth Facet: Humans.”

Free online courses from The University of Tokyo: https://www.edx.org/school/utokyox

Introduction Page on the T—ADS Website: https://t-ads.org/mooc

　

無料オンラインコース 現代日本建築の四相 — 二つのオリンピックの狭間で 第二相：技術

オンライン講座（MOOC）プラットフォーム edX より公開中Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Technology

現代日本建築の発展において、技術はどのような意味を持っていたのか？ それは、今後どのように変わっていくのか？　6人の建築家と彼らの代表作で行われた対話から探ります。

出演建築家：安藤忠雄、難波和彦、坂茂、隈研吾、千葉学、小渕祐介

このコースは、現在公開中の 「第一相：理論」につづくシリーズ第二弾で、「第三相：都市」、「第四相：人間」に続きます。

edXの東京大学サイト：https://www.edx.org/school/utokyox

T—ADS内の紹介ページ：https://t-ads.org/mooc

　

Intro Videos