Architalk: Seeing the World through Architecture
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Architalk: Seeing the World through Architecture
I-House boasts a building constructed under the collaboration of three prominent modern Japanese architects, and from its inauguration has been receiving guests and members from the field of architecture. To expand this network, I-House launched a new program in 2016, the tenth anniversary of the extensive renovation of the building, inviting speakers from Japan and abroad to think about contemporary issues through architecture.
Architalk Webinar Series
The Architalk series aims to highlight how architecture both reflects and responds to critical issues around the globe, such as climate change, community building, and the development of an inclusive and barrier free society.
I-House kicked off its 2024 Architalk series with Theaster Gates, an artist, urban designer, and architect who worked to revitalize abandoned buildings and urban neighborhoods in Chicago and elsewhere through architecture and design.
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Organizer: International House of Japan (IHJ)
Sponsor: Jyukankyo Foundation, MRA Foundation, US-Japan Foundation
[Architalk2025] featuring Tiantian Xu “Wanwu～All Things”
Speaker：XU Tiantian (Architect, Founder of DnA)
Guest Commentator：Yoshiharu TSUKAMOTO ((Architect, Professor of Tokyo Science University)
Moderator：Yuko HASEGAWA（Director of Arts and Design at I-House)
Sponsored by The Jyukankyo Foundation, MRA Foundation
On March 7, a lecture by Xu Tiantian—one of China’s leading architects—was held at I-House. The video of this lecture is now online. Inspired by the idea of “all things” (Wanwu) from the great Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, Ms. Xu spoke about the importance of designing architecture as an inseparable part of nature and architecture as living systems embedded in the local context that integrate the landscape, cultural traditions, local economies, and all things.
[Architalk2025] featuring Tiantian Xu “Architecture for Collective Memory”
Speaker：XU Tiantian (Architect, Founder of DnA)
Moderator：Toshiaki KAWAII (Architect, Professor of Kyoto Seika University)
Organized by Kyoto Seika University, TheInternational House of Japan
Sponsored by The Jyukankyo Foundation, MRA Foundation
On March 4, a lecture by Xu Tiantian—one of China’s leading architects and the 2023 laureate of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture—was held in Kyoto. The video of this fascinating lecture is now online. Xu discussed her efforts to preserve and reinterpret collective memory through architecture, focusing on the revitalization of neglected mining sites and traditional Hakka Tulou structures amid China’s rapid economic development.
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