SOLD OUT Technology & Tradition in Contemporary Japanese Architecture (Day 3)

February 28, 2004

Lecture past event

9:30 am – 6 pm

Throughout the world Japanese architecture is held in high regard, and the country’s buildings are considered among the world’s most beautifully crafted and innovative. This three-day symposium examines how the pursuit of technology, materials and aesthetics in contemporary architecture is influenced and inspired by traditional building methods. It offers an unusual opportunity for professionals and the general public to learn about the methods and design philosophies of some of today’s most original architects.

Schedule
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Morning Session 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
9:30 am	Welcoming Remarks and Introduction John Wheeler, Executive Vice President, Japan Society
9:45 am	Panel Discussion: The Characteristics and Perception of Space in Japan
	Sanford Kwinter, design theorist and Associate Professor of Architecture, Rice University, Texas Waro Kishi, architect, K.Associates/Architects Moderator: Ken Tadashi Oshima, architectural historian
11 am	Panel Discussion: Craftsmanship & The Use of Old & New Materials
	Kengo Kuma, architect, Kengo Kuma Associates Terunobu Fujimori, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo Moderator: Clifford Pearson, Senior Editor, Architectural Record
12:15 – 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 1:30 – 6 pm
1:30 pm	Panel Discussion: Structural and Material Innovation in Japan Today
	Shigeru Ban, architect, Shigeru Ban Architects Masato Araya, structural engineer, Oak Moderator: Dana Buntrock, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley
2:45 pm	Panel Discussion: Living Architecture Tokyo Style: Architectural Expression in a Fast-Paced World
	Mark Dytham, architect, Klein Dytham Architecture, Tokyo John Jay, Wieden & Kennedy Jun Aoki, architect, Jun Aoki and Associates Moderator: Naomi Pollock, Tokyo-based architecture and design journalist and Architectural Record’s Tokyo Correspondent
4:15 pm	Coffee Break
4:30 pm	Panel Discussion: New Names, Future Fame in Japanese Architecture
	Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, Tezuka Architects Shuhei Endo, architect, Shuhei Endo Architect Institute & Co Ltd. Hitoshi Abe, architect, Atelier Hitoshi Abe Moderator: Paola Antonelli, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art
6 pm	Adjournment

Saturday, February 28, 2004
9:30 am