T_ADS is pleased to present a free online course available worldwide via edX.
Four Facets of Contemporary Japanese Architecture
First Facet: Theory
The course is presented by Kengo Kuma and Yusuke Obuchi, who have invited other leading Japanese architects to participate.
Course materials are presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
Framed between the two Tokyo Olympics of 1964 and 2020, this series will explore and reflect on the diversity of contemporary Japanese architecture by focusing on four facets: theory, technology, city, and humans.
Through lectures by instructors and discussions with some of the most influential Japanese architects, the course will trace the development of contemporary Japanese architecture and will consider its future direction.
First Facet: Theory
Course Schedule:
July 31: Introduction
August 7: Arata Isozaki, Hisao Kohyama
August 14: Terunobu Fujimori, Hidetoshi Ohno
August 21: Kengo Kuma, Kazuyo Sejima
August 28: Conclusion
For additional details and enrollment, please see the course page at: https://www.edx.org/course/four-facets-contemporary-japanese-utokyox-utokyo004x
Founded in 2014, TーADS was established to contribute to and enhance state of the art architectural design education while cultivating architectural culture in Japan. Going beyond the legacy of Japanese pedagogy in which research is conducted in separate laboratories, TーADS is composed of interdisciplinary laboratory platforms with specific concentrations (fabrication, prototyping, media, computation, urbanism).
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