For the thesis project in this program, we work in teams of two. We come up with a proposal together and then each focus on different aspects of how to fabricate the project to complete our individual research. All of the research projects last year studied ways that wasted materials could be... View full entry

Hello Archinect world! Recently, I finished up my thesis project and graduated. Here is a short video we made several months ago to serve as an intro to our project. More posts to follow shortly. View full entry

Harvesting Plasticity Thesis Project

I've been receiving some questions recently regarding the Master's program here at the University of Tokyo, and thought I'd briefly share how the course is structured and what we were up to the past year.The system here at the University of Tokyo is divided in "labs" and is probably closer in... View full entry

We recently finished their mid-term reviews and started spring break. I'll try to post some projects on here of what others have been working on. The first year students are working on Pavilion Project Proposals (one of which will be built in October) while those of us in our last year are working... View full entry

We'll be putting up a few more posts on how the final construction process went, including what areas still require further research. For now, here are some more photos of the final construct. View full entry

Taking a break from sticks for a moment (kinda), there are a few projects related to Obuchi Lab currently up and around town.Commune 246 consists of a series of food trucks designed by various labs at the University of Tokyo or by youngish Japanese architects, as well as a "university" hosting... View full entry

August was a big month for the project. We wanted to progress the research as far as possible before our break in September. Our primary objective was to construct a 3 meter high mock-up of the final pavilion.We setup our projection scanning system, got our machines working more smoothly, and... View full entry

In July, we gained more confidence in our ability to physically manifest a scaled-up version of our smaller prototypes. We figured out that by tilting the machine so that the sticks dropped at about a 45 degree angle, we could build angled walls.. Likewise, structural tests performed with our... View full entry

We hope to use this blog to chronicle the various happenings within the University of Tokyo, as well as look more generally at the architectural scene here in Japan.Every year, we build a pavilion project with the intention of reanalyzing construction processes to create form. Below are a few... View full entry