Special Lecture and Guided Tour International House of Japan
The International House of Japan (IHJ) was co-designed by great masters of Japanese architecture, Junzo SAKAKURA, Kunio MAEKAWA and Junzo YOSHIMURA. IHJ is an important piece of modern Japanese architecture designed in harmony with the masterpiece of modern gardens created by Jihei Ogawa the 7th. Many architects, including Le Corbusier, have visited IHJ. Even today, more than 60 years after its completion, it still keeps the original building of 1955. In this event, we will learn about the architecture of IHJ through a special lecture and guided tour by Prof. Hiroshi Matsukuma.
Date
December 4 (Thu), 2025 13:00-15:00
Venue
International House of Japan (5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, 106-0032)
Audience
Everyone welcome
Cost
Free
Enquiries and bookings
Keio University Art Center
+81-3-5427-1621
pj.ca.oiek.c-tra@yranuc
Date
December 4 (Thu), 2025 13:00-15:00
Venue
International House of Japan (5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, 106-0032)
Audience
Everyone welcome
Cost
Free
Booking
If you wish to participate, please register using the form below.
https://forms.gle/XEKnatsMgdxGJ9d2A
Dead Line: 28th November
Lecturer/Performer
Lecturer: Hiroshi Matsukuma (Professor, Kanagawa University, Dr. Eng.)
Born in 1957 in Hyogo Prefecture. In 1980, he graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University and entered the Mayekawa Kunio Associates. In 2000, he became an assistant professor at Kyoto Institute of Technology and a professor in 2008. Professor at Kanagawa University since April 2023. He specialized in the history of modern architecture and architectural design and published several books and received the Architectural Institute of Japan Award for his work 'The night before architecture: Kunio Maekawa's architectural thought' in 2019. Recipient of the 79th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Humanities and Social Sciences category, 2025) for Unpublished Architecture: A Study of Kunio Maekawa, Postwar Volume (Misuzu Shobo, 2024), the sequel to his earlier work. He is also involved in the planning of many architectural exhibitions.
Timetable
12:30 Doors Open
13:00 Special Lecture
13:45 Move to Tour
14:00 Special Guided Tour
15:00 Dismissal / End of Program
Enquiries and bookings
Keio University Art Center
+81-3-5427-1621
pj.ca.oiek.c-tra@yranuc
Organiser(s)
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