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Mori Art Museum

Discussion Series Session 1“Debating and Dissecting the ‘Japan in Architecture’ Exhibition” *Conducted in Japanese Mori Art Museum program

Top left: Tatsuo Iso (Photo: Aiko Suzuki), Hiroshi Miyazawa, Taro Igarashi, Shunsuke Kurakata (Photo: Shinobu Suzuki)

[Date]
5/26(Sat) 19:00 - 21:00 (Doors open: 18:30)
[Performer]
Iso Tatsuo (Architectural Journalist), Miyazawa Hiroshi (Editor-in-chief, Nikkei
Architecture), Igarashi Taro (Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School; Architectural Historian), Maeda Naotake (Manager, Architecture and Design Programs, Mori Art Museum)
Moderator: Kurakata Shunsuke (Architectural Historian; Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Urban Engineering [Architecture], Osaka City University)
[Place]
Auditorium, Mori Art Museum
[Capacity]
80 (booking required)
[Admission fee]
Free (exhibition ticket valid for the day of issue for the admission to the Mori Art Museum required)
Featuring Iso Tatsuo and Miyazawa Hiroshi, who are the duo behind the popular Japanese Modern Architecture book series, along with architectural historian Igarashi Taro, this multifaceted talk examines the nature of Japanese architecture from the Meiji and Taisho periods through to the present day. It will offer insights and hints for getting more out of the “Japan in Architecture” exhibition.
*Conducted in Japanese