10 September 2015
Architecture students from Kingston University have designed and built a temporary five metre tall wooden structure, which is a 1:5 scale interpretation of the Temple Gate from Todaiji Nandaimon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nara. The students were led by tutors Takeshi Hayatsu and Simon Jones as part of a year-long live project, in
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If you have a chance, why not visit the Japanese style tea garden on display at the Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art (by Tate Britain)? It is open to the public until 30 May 2014.
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The workshop Sengū of the Ise Shrine: Rituals, Myths, and Politics is being hosted by the Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions (CSJR) at SOAS, on 21 and 22 November 2013. The event offers a platform for international scholars to exchange the findings of their latest research, and to disseminate knowledge to scholars and
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Yesterday, Tuesday 17 September, the five new Praemium Imperiale laureates were announced in London, Rome, New York, Berlin, Paris and Tokyo. British sculptor Antony Gormley and British architect, Sir David Chipperfield were among the five awardees and in attendance at a generous reception, celebrating 25 years of the Prize and the 2013 recipients, at the Embassy of Japan in London. Both British laureates have long-standing bonds with Japan.
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The exhibition Shigeru Ban — Architecture and Humanitarian Activities ran from 2 March through 12 May 2013 at Art Tower Mito (1-6-8 Goken-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki 310-0063, Japan). The retrospective exhibition was the first and largest collection of Ban’s work to date and traces his career from his design work in the 1980s through his humanitarian and
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Until 8 December the exhibition YATAI HERE YATAI THERE is being shown at the Front Room of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Bedford Square, London. Opening hours are 10:00am – 7:00pm, Monday to Friday and 10:oo am to 3:00pm, Saturday. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese foundation gave this project a small grant in 2012. This project was inspired by the
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Former Daiwa Scholar Jessie Turnbull has published ‘Forces of Nature’ a book on the work of Japanese architect Toyo Ito Toyo Ito: Forces of Nature ISBN 9781616891015 Publication date 9/19/2012 5.5 x 8 inches (14.0 x 20.3 cm), Paperback 144 pages, 50 color illustrations, 25 b/w illustrations Rights: World; (0.0) http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781616891015 http://www.toyo-ito.co.jp/WWW/index/index_en.html The work of
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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting the Ruthin Craft Centre’s Japanese Style: Sustaining Design, a season of exhibitions rooted in sustainable design, due to run from 1 April to 24 June 2012. The Ruthin Craft Centre, the Centre for the Applied Arts was originally established in 1982. Rebuilt and re-opened in 2008, it boasts
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