Sou Fujimoto Lecture 10 February

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto will discuss the relationship between nature and architecture, as well as that between nature and artificial environments. As a practicing architect he will demonstrate how he bridges architecture and nature using different design approaches and the fact that sometimes architectural design doesn’t intervene, but rather respects and works with what already exists.

Sou Fujimoto established Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000 after graduating from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University

10 February | 18.30 – 20.00
The Bartlett

Rm. G02
140 Hampstead Road | NW1 2BX | Map
No booking required | first come, first seated

new issue of a+t: 'Design Techniques'

"How do architects deal with the design process? What inspires them? Design Techniques looks at different approaches to the creative moment. The architects themselves reveal their modus operandi, explain how they tackle the project and discuss motivation, devices, influences, justifications, effects and the origins of their design techniques.

a+t magazine and Harvard GSD initiate the SOLID series, Harvard Symposia on Architecture. Design Techniques is the first volume in the series. Faculty, critics and theorists, and students discuss the different approaches contributing personal experiences, working practices, and opportunities encountered in the field of design."

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New book: 'Asian Flavours: Creating Architecture for Culinary Culture'

'This book presents the projects of Asian and European architects on both continents, ranging from tea houses and sake bars through to entire restaurants. How are architects adapting and interpreting this cuisine in "our" latitudes? How do they respond to the conditions and cultures in these spaces without simply simulating an "Asian decor"?'

from DETAIL.

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Thanks to Ryoko Uyama for pointing them out.

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