Princeton University School of Architecture hosted a joint workshop in New York with visitors from the University of Tokyo between October 28 and November 6. The workshop is part of a strategic partnership program between Princeton and UTokyo, and was initiated by Princeton Professor Jesse Reiser and University of Tokyo Associate Professor Yusuke Obuchi. The aim of the workshop is to create opportunities to exchange architectural knowledge between cultures and universities.
The first workshop in this initiative was held in 2016 in Tokyo. Participants had the chance to meet and engage in discussions with master Japanese architects such as Fumihiko Maki, Arata Isozaki, and Hiroshi Hara. The October workshop represented the US-hosted portion of the partnership, and the content focused on Steven Holl, Bernard Tschumi, and Thom Mayne. Five students from the University of Tokyo participated (two PhD, one master, and two undergraduate). Each student received seminal essays written by each focus architect, and then had an opportunity to discuss them in a preparatory seminar before visiting the architects’ offices and conducting interviews. Students also visited buildings in New York and Princeton designed by the architects.
Admission for the 2017/2018 academic year is now open. Applicants must complete both online and postal submission of documents.
Admissions Information Application Guide Begin Your Application
| ONLINE APPLICATION | Initial online registration period (Create your T-cens account during this period ) | Between September 14th, 2016 and November 25th, 2016 |
| Deadline for data entry and document upload | November 25th, 2016 | |
| POSTAL SUBMISSION | All documents must be postmarked | On or before November 30th, 2016 |
| All documents must reach the Global 30 Office | No later than December 5th, 2016 | |
| Final Result Notification | March, 2017 | |
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Produced as part of a summer workshop with Columbia’s GSAPP (Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation), the Digital Teahouse project was displayed on the plaza in front of Engineering Building #1 on the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus. The workshop aimed to integrate computational design and CNC fabrication methods to create a pavilion with real-world applicability.